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turn away

turn a·way
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [turn uh-wey]
    • /tɜrn əˈweɪ/
    • /tɜːn əˈweɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [turn uh-wey]
    • /tɜrn əˈweɪ/

Definitions of turn away words

  • intransitivephrasal verb turn away move further from sth, sb 1
  • intransitivephrasal verbs turn away avert your gaze 1
  • intransitivephrasal verb turn away avert your gaze from sth 1
  • verbal expression turn away avoid involvement 1
  • intransitivephrasal verb turn away reject 1
  • intransitive verb turn away cause to move away 1

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Parts of speech for Turn away

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

turn away popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for turn away

verb turn away

  • alienate — If you alienate someone, you make them become unfriendly or unsympathetic towards you.
  • avert — If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening.
  • beat off — to drive back; repel
  • beg off — to ask to be released from an engagement, obligation, etc
  • boot out — If someone boots you out of a job, organization, or place, you are forced to leave it.

Antonyms for turn away

verb turn away

  • accept — If you accept something that you have been offered, you say yes to it or agree to take it.
  • accommodate — If a building or space can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.
  • accost — If someone accosts another person, especially a stranger, they stop them or go up to them and speak to them in a way that seems rude or threatening.
  • admit — If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true.
  • appeal — If you appeal to someone to do something, you make a serious and urgent request to them.

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