turn away

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turn away

She had to turn away from the bright sun.

Definition
  1. Verb (Transitive):
    • To refuse entry, admission, or service to someone; to send someone away.
    • To cause someone or something to move so that they are no longer facing a particular person or thing; to avert or deflect.
  2. Verb (Intransitive):
    • To move oneself so as to face a different direction; to look away.
Usage and Examples

  • Verb (Transitive):

    • The nightclub turned away anyone not wearing formal attire. (They refused entry to those not dressed formally.)
    • She turned away her face to hide her tears. (She moved her face so it was no longer visible.)
    • The charity cannot turn away people in need. (The charity cannot refuse to help those in need.)

  • Verb (Intransitive):

    • He turned away in disgust when the violent scene appeared on screen. (He moved his head/body to avoid looking at the screen.)
    • I turned away for just a moment, and my bag was gone. (I looked in another direction briefly.)
Advanced Usage
  • "To turn away from something": To stop being involved with or interested in something; to abandon or reject a course of action, belief, or habit.
    • After the scandal, many voters turned away from the party. (They stopped supporting the party.)
    • He turned away from a life of crime. (He abandoned a criminal lifestyle.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Turnaway (noun, rare): An instance of turning someone away or being turned away.
    • The event was a complete turnaway; hundreds couldn't get in.
Synonyms
  • Refuse: To decline to accept or grant something.
  • Reject: To dismiss as inadequate or unacceptable.
  • Repel: To drive or force back; to cause aversion.
  • Avert: To turn away or aside (one's eyes, thoughts, etc.).
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Turn down: To reject an offer or request. (This is a close synonym for the "refuse" meaning but is used for non-physical offers like jobs or proposals).
    • They turned down my application.
  • Turn back: To cause someone to go back the way they came; to reverse direction.
    • Police turned back the protesters at the bridge.
Related Idioms
  • To turn a blind eye: To deliberately ignore or pretend not to notice something (similar in concept to one's gaze).
    • The manager turned a blind eye to the minor safety violations.
  • To turn one's back on: To abandon, reject, or refuse to help someone or something.
    • He turned his back on his family when he became famous. (This implies a more permanent and complete rejection than turn away).
turn away

She had to turn away from the bright sun.

Verb
  1. turn away or aside
    • They averted their eyes when the King entered
  2. refuse entrance or membership
    • They turned away hundreds of fans
    • Black people were often rejected by country clubs
  3. turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
  4. move so as not face somebody or something

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