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turn aside

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turn someone aside

to divert someone from the flow of people. The attendant turned the poorly dressed man aside. The attendant turned aside all the persons who arrived late.

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turn something aside

to evade something. Ann turned the awkward questions aside. She turned aside the questions she didn't want to answer.

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turn aside

v.

1. To deflect something: cause something to turn or deviate: The goalie turned aside six of the seven shots. The manager turned all of the allegations aside.

2. To reject or refuse someone or something: The office turned aside my request. The company turned my complaints aside.

3. To deviate from a certain way, course, or direction: I turned aside from the career path that my father had taken.

4. turn aside from To cause someone to turn or deviate from a certain way, course, or direction: My rowdy friends turned me aside from my studies.

See also: aside, turn