avert (redirected from averts)

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

Verb

1. to turn away: he had to avert his eyes

2. to ward off: a final attempt to avert war [Latin avertere to turn from]

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

verb 2. turn away, turn, turn aside

Translations

avert [əˈvəːt] vt → prevenir [+ blow]; desviar [+ one's eyes]; apartar

avert [əˈvəːt] vt [+ danger] → prévenir, écarter [+ one's eyes]; détourner

avert [əˈvəːt] vt (prevent) → verhindern;

(ward off) → abwehren;

(turn away) → abwenden

avert [əˈvəːt] vt → evitare, prevenire [+ one's eyes]; distogliere

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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 kääntää pois détourner לְהַפְנוֹת הָצִידָה फेरना odvratiti elfordít mengalihkan pandangan beina burt distogliere そむける 돌리다 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 torjua prévenir לִמְנוֹע टाल देना spriječiti elhárít mencegah koma í veg fyrir prevenire, evitare 防ぐ 피하다, 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