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a·vert  (-vûrt)

tr.v. a·vert·ed, a·vert·ing, a·verts

1. To turn away: avert one's eyes.

2. To ward off (something about to happen); prevent: averted an accident by turning sharply. See Synonyms at prevent.

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[Middle English averten, from Old French avertir, from Latin vertere : -, ab-, away from; see ab-¹ + vertere, to turn; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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a·verti·ble, a·verta·ble adj.

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avert [əˈvɜːt]

vb (tr)

1. to turn away or aside to avert one's gaze

2. to ward off; prevent from occurring to avert danger

[from Old French avertir, from Latin āvertere; see averse]

avertible , avertable adj

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avert - Etymologically, it means "to turn away": blows can be averted, but not pain; a snub can be averted, but not a humiliation; violence can be averted, but not damage.

See also related terms for snub.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	avert - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, stave off, ward off, avoid, debar, obviate foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
	2.	avert - turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered" turn away turn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"

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avert

verb

1. ward off, avoid, prevent, frustrate, fend off, preclude, stave off, forestall A fresh tragedy was narrowly averted yesterday.

2. turn away, turn, turn aside He kept his eyes averted.

Translations

avert [əˈvɜːt] VT

1. (= turn away) [+ eyes, thoughts] → apartar (from de) [+ suspicion] → desviar (from de) [+ possibility] → evitar

2. (= prevent) [+ accident, danger etc] → prevenir

3. (= parry) [+ blows] → desviar

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avert [əˈvɜː^rt] vt

[+ strike, war] → éviter

[+ one's eyes, gaze] → détourner

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avert

vt

(= turn away) eyes, gaze → abwenden, abkehren (geh)

(= prevent) → verhindern, abwenden; suspicion → ablenken; blow etc → abwehren; accident → verhindern, verhüten

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avert [əˈvɜːt] vt (prevent, accident, danger) → evitare; (turn away, eyes, thoughts) to avert (from) → distogliere (da), allontanare (da)

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avert

v avert [əˈvəːt]

1 to turn away, especially one's eyes She averted her eyes from the dead animal. wegkeer يُحَوِّل بَصَرَه отклонявам odvrátit vende væk abwenden αποστρέφω desviar, apartar kõrvale pöörama برگرداندن väistää détourner לְהַפְנוֹת הָצִידָה फेरना odvratiti elfordít mengalihkan pandangan beina burt distogliere そむける 피하다 nukreipti, nusukti novērst memalingkan afwenden vende bort odwracać desviar a întoarce отводить odvrátiť odvrniti skloniti pogled vända bort เบนสายตา başka tarafa çevirmek 轉移 відводити بال بال بچنا ،دور رہنا ngoảnh đi 转移

2 to prevent to avert disaster. voorkom يَتَجَنَّب ، يَمْنَع، يَتَفادى предотвратявам zamezit, odvrátit forhindre; afværge abwenden αποτρέπω, εμποδίζω prevenir; impedir tõrjuma جلوگیری کردن ehkäistä prévenir לִמְנוֹע टाल देना spriječiti elhárít mencegah koma í veg fyrir prevenire, evitare 防ぐ 막다 išvengti novērst hindar afwenden avverge, hindre nie dopuszczać do evitar a preveni предотвращать zabrániť preprečiti sprečiti avvärja, avstyra ป้องกันไม่ให้เกิด önlemek, önüne geçmek 防止 запобігати; уникати پرہیز کرنا ngăn ngừa 防止