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To turn away someone (or turn someone away) means to not let them to enter a place.
Examples of use:
1. We were turned away from the bus because it was full.
2. Paul was turned away from the restaurant because he wasn’t wearing a tie.
3. The shelter for the homeless never turns anyone away.
4. According the Telegraph, hospitals could be forced to turn away critically ill patients if a flu pandemic reaches Britain.
To turn away from someone is to move your face or body so that you are not looking at them.
Examples of use:
1. People turned away from the street beggar.
If you turn away from something you reject it.
Example of use:
1. According to some reports, many people today are turning away from God.
infinitive – turn away
present simple – turn away and turns away
-ing form – turning away
past simple – turned away
past participle – turned away
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