phrasal verb · neutral
turn aside
UK/tɜːn əˈsaɪd/US/tɝːn əˈsaɪd/turn a·SIDE
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to move your face/body away or to refuse/avoid something
Examples
“She turned aside when the camera approached.”
“Officials turned aside the request for funding.”
“He turned aside any question about his past.”
Band 8 sentence
“Rather than address the criticism, the minister simply turned aside the questions during the press conference.”
Collocations
- turn aside a request
- turn aside questions
Word family
turns aside verb (3rd sg)turned aside verb (past/p.p.)turning aside verb (gerund)
Common mistakes
turn off the question→turn aside the question
turned to his boss→turned aside his boss's request
Say it for a higher band
5avoid→6refuse→7+turn aside
Synonyms
avoid
refuse
Easily confused
turn away
“The guard turned away the latecomer.”
turn off
“His rudeness really turned me off.”
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