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to turn away
[phrase form: turn]
01
to reposition oneself to avoid facing a particular individual or object
Intransitive: to turn away from an unpleasant or irritating sight
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
movement verb
regular
separable
particle
away
base verb
turn
present tense
turn away
3rd person singular
turns away
present participle
turning away
past simple
turned away
past participle
turned away
Examples
She instinctively turned away from the unpleasant scene.
02
to move away from one's area of interest or original path
Intransitive: to turn away | to turn away from a course of action
Examples
Faced with resistance, the manager decided to turn away from the original plan and consider alternative solutions.
03
to change direction of something, causing it to face a different way or deviate from its original alignment
Transitive: to turn away sth
Examples
In the storm, the strong winds turned away the ship from its planned course.
04
to not allow someone to enter or become a member
Transitive: to turn away sb
Examples
The school turned away students who did n't meet the enrollment criteria.
