to turn
- verb
- /tɜrn/
- The manager decided to turn him away when he arrived without an appointment.
- turn away
And so your job is not to turn down the doubt.
- And so your job is not to turn down the doubt.
- At the graveside service, Ben, most people would turn you away.
- And we got turned down right, left and center.
Examples
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Still, because of limited facilities, many students are turned away from secondary schools.
Academic text (1991) -
Some found safe haven in Latin America, but many were turned away and returned to German ports.
Academic text (2017) -
Turnout was also affected by voters who were turned away from the polls.
Academic text (1993) -
If you show up at the restaurant without a reservation, they might turn you away.
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Despite his pleas, the security guard had to turn her away from the restricted area.
Synonyms
Refuse someone entry to a place or group
To stop someone from going forward or entering
To make someone leave a place
Tell someone to leave a place in a rude or angry way
To force someone or something out of a place by searching
Antonyms
Idioms
To change a situation so you get the advantage over someone who had it before
To leave quickly by suddenly walking away because you are angry or shocked
- Informal
To think a dead person is very upset because something goes against what they cared about
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
Cause a big sudden change that leaves people confused
Move on to the next page or to a new part of your life after a difficult time
To try to make someone change what they do by making them feel more stress
Compounds
A period of years around the start of a new century, about ten years before and after
- US
A flashing light on a vehicle that shows which way the driver will turn or change lanes
- Literature
A very good performance by an actor or entertainer that gets special attention
- Specialized
A unit for magnet strength that one ampere of current produces in one loop of wire
A driving move where the driver pulls the handbrake so the rear wheels slide and the car turns sharply
- Jargon
A skiing turn where you push the tail of one ski out to slow and change direction
How Rejected
- Informal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Turn meaning to send away comes from the plain action of turning someone from the door or place, so to 'turn' someone away is to refuse them entry and make them leave.