Question

i tried to wean/win him away from bad companies (chose the right alternative)

Answer 1

Wean off is a phrasal verb; its meaning is ‘to make somebody gradually stop doing or using something. For example: The doctor tried to wean him off smoking.  

So keeping in mind the meaning of the word ‘wean’, the right alternative to be used in the given sentence is ‘wean’. So the sentence will be written as shown below:

I tried to wean him away from bad company.