turn away, v.
freq. cnt. 19
freq. cnt. 19
move so as not face somebody or something
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13
turn away
verb frames
Something ----sSomebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
semantic pointers
hypernym
turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 1
bend deflect turn away
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
turn away or aside
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
avert turn away
sample sentences
"They averted their eyes when the King entered"verb frames
Something ----s somethingverb frames
Something ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
refuse entrance or membership
<verb.social> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
refuse reject turn away turn down
sample sentences
"They turned away hundreds of fans""Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
verb group