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avert
to turn away or aside: avert one’s eyes; ward off: to avert evil; prevent: avert an accident
a·vert
(ə-vûrt′)tr.v. a·vert·ed, a·vert·ing, a·verts
1. To turn away: avert one's eyes.
2. To keep from happening; prevent: averted an accident by turning sharply. See Synonyms at prevent.
[Middle English averten, from Old French avertir, from Latin āvertere : ā-, ab-, away from; see ab-1 + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
a·vert′i·ble, a·vert′a·ble adj.
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.
[C15: from Old French avertir, from Latin āvertere; see averse]
aˈvertible, aˈvertable adj
a•vert
(əˈvɜrt)v.t.
1. to turn away or aside: to avert one's eyes.
2. to ward off; prevent: to avert an accident.
[1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French avertir « Latin āvertere=ā- a-4 + vertere to turn]
a•vert′er, n.
a•vert′i•ble, a•vert′a•ble, adj.
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.
avert
Past participle: averted
Gerund: averting
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2. | ![]() 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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verbTranslations
يَتَجَنَّب ، يَمْنَع، يَتَفادىيُحَوِّل بَصَرَه
odvrátitzamezit
afværgeforhindre
elfordít
beina burtkoma í veg fyrir
išvengtinukreiptinusukti
novērst
başka tarafa çevirmekönlemekönüne geçmek
avert
vt
(= prevent) → verhindern, abwenden; suspicion → ablenken; blow etc → abwehren; accident → verhindern, verhüten
avert
[əˈvɜːt] vt (prevent, accident, danger) → evitare; (turn away, eyes, thoughts) to avert (from) → distogliere (da), allontanare (da)avert
(əˈvəːt) verb1. to turn away, especially one's eyes. She averted her eyes from the dead animal.
2. to prevent. to avert disaster.