English Explanatory Dictionary

turn away

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To rotate so as not to face someone or something.
  2. To rotate oneself so as not to face someone or something.
  3. To bend or turn from a fixed course.
  4. To refuse to admit someone or accept something.
  5. To avert or ward off the occurrence or effects of.
  6. To dismiss from service.
  7. To forsake or refuse an association or commitment.

Word forms

turn away turns away turning away turned away

Synonyms

turn back turn one's back

Derived words

turnaway

Translations

Finnish: kääntää French: détourner French: se détourner Ukrainian: відхиля́ти Ukrainian: відхили́ти Ukrainian: відхиля́тися Ukrainian: відхили́тися
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