Meaning of turn aside | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To avert one's gaze
   intransitive
2. To ignore (something) or turn a blind eye (to something)
   ambitransitive
3. To turn away; to refuse to let someone in
   transitive
4. To divert or move out of the way.
   transitive
5. To reject; to resist or refuse to aid.
6. To alter one's course or activity.

Equivalents

Examples

“I turn⟳ aside — I turn⟳ aside From Strangers' mirth and glee;”

“Behind this curtain is the most sacred recess of philosophic mysteries, therefore, it does not become⟳ unhallowed persons on common occasions to approach⟳ it, far less to turn⟳ it aside, in order⟳ to look⟳ in. Philosophers themselves , the mystagogues in the temple of decorum, must approach⟳ it with reverence, and after all are allowed only to turn⟳ it aside a very little .”

“Moreover, as Lord of providence, it would cost⟳ him nothing so to overrule the course of events, as either to turn⟳ aside the current of temptation, or altogether neutralize its power upon the heart.”

“As to the evil eye, most Italians firmly believe⟳ in it, and to turn⟳ it aside use⟳ a little horn of coral and turn⟳ it point⟳ forward⟳ towards any one who “casts the evil eye," muttering the word "corna."”

“For to turn⟳ aside from God, and to say⟳ in the heart, " There is no God," are one and the same thing;”

“And this is especially true of Christians, who, whatever may be said of others, cannot plead that there was not power sufficient to meet⟳ the temptation, or to turn⟳ aside its power.”

“Sovereign gods, hinder, turn⟳ aside from this property and from the crops growing in it— among the grapevines, among the olive trees, among the seeded places—hail, rust, the anger of Typhonian winds, swarm of deadly locusts... as long as these stones engraved with your sacred names are here lying about the land⟳.”

“Hathi will not turn⟳ aside for the Striped One. Yet Hathi and the Striped One together turn⟳ aside for the dhole, and the dhole they say⟳ turn⟳ aside for nothing.”

“In his surprise⟳ Moses said to himself, "I will now turn⟳ aside and see⟳ this great sight why the bush is not burned. And, when the Lord saw⟳ that he turned aside to see⟳, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said Moses, Moses.”

“To this Davidson objects that it is not usual for caravans to leave⟳ the route and "turn⟳ aside" in search⟳ of water, a route is selected and formed rather because water is found on it.”

“Having reached the vicinity of his chosen destination, however, Sisera hesitates to proceed further. Only after Jael has come⟳ out to meet⟳ him, exhorted him to ”turn⟳ aside, my lord, turn⟳ aside to me” (emphasis added), and further reassured him ("have⟳ no fear") does Sisera "turn⟳ aside to her, into the tent" (v. 18, emphasis added).”

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