turn away

verb

turned away; turning away; turns away

transitive verb

1
a
: to refuse admittance or acceptance to
b
: to send away : reject, dismiss
c
: repel
2

intransitive verb

: to start to go away : depart

Examples of turn away in a Sentence

using tree branches, the campers were able to turn away the charging fox, which was apparently rabid
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The self-winding movement has been reimagined – turning away from typical brass parts and featuring sky blue PVD aluminum mainplate and parts – adding to the lighter weight of the watch. Roberta Naas, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 A couple turns away from the Elara, Resorts World Las Vegas is also preparing for the race differently this year. Sunny Tsai, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024 Surprisingly, two of the three rats chose to take the less efficient path of turning away from the reward and running to the car to drive to their Froot Loop destination. Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024 Forty-six musicians made it into the session, and another 50 had to be turned away. Jade Gomez, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for turn away 

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of turn away was in the 13th century

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“Turn away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turn%20away. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

turn away

verb
: to refuse to let in : send away
all the seats were sold and a large crowd had to be turned away

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