avert

avert

to turn away or aside: avert one’s eyes; ward off: to avert evil; prevent: avert an accident

Not to be confused with:

advert – to comment; to refer to: He adverted to the news release.; to turn attention to: The chairman adverted to the agenda.

divert – to turn from a path or course; deflect; to veer: divert one’s talents to trivial pursuits

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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.

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[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.]

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a·vert′i·ble, a·vert′a·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.

[C15: from Old French avertir, from Latin āvertere; see averse]

aˈvertible, aˈvertable adj

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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.

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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.

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avert

Past participle: averted
Gerund: averting

Imperative

avert

avert

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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.

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avert

verb

1. To change the direction or course of:

deflect, deviate, divert, pivot, shift, swing, turn, veer.

2. To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action:

forestall, forfend, obviate, preclude, prevent, rule out, stave off, ward (off).

Idiom: nip in the bud.

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Translations

يَتَجَنَّب ، يَمْنَع، يَتَفادىيُحَوِّل بَصَرَه

odvrátitzamezit

afværgeforhindre

abwendenverhindern

αποτρέπωαποστρέφω

apartardesviarimpedirprevenir

détourneréviterparerprévenir

elfordít

beina burtkoma í veg fyrir

allontanaredistogliereprevenirestornare

išvengtinukreiptinusukti

novērst

avvergevende bort

предотвращать

başka tarafa çevirmekönlemekönüne geçmek

转移防止

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

(əˈvəːt) verb

1. to turn away, especially one's eyes. She averted her eyes from the dead animal. wegkeer يُحَوِّل بَصَرَه отклонявам desviar odvrátit abwenden vende væk αποστρέφωdesviar, 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 afwendenvende bort odwracać راګرځول 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 evitar zamezit, odvrátit abwenden forhindre; afværge αποτρέπω, εμποδίζωprevenir; impedir tõrjuma جلوگیری کردن ehkäistä prévenir לִמְנוֹע टाल देना spriječiti elhárít mencegah koma í veg fyrir prevenire, evitare 防ぐ 막다 išvengti novērst hindar afwendenavverge, hindre nie dopuszczać do مخنیوی کول evitar a preveni предотвращать zabrániť preprečiti sprečiti avvärja, avstyra ป้องกันไม่ให้เกิด önlemek, önüne geçmek 防止 запобігати; уникати پرہیز کرنا ngăn ngừa 防止

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