avert

əˈvɜrt

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Conjugation

Definition of avert - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

protectionprevent something bad from happening

He averted a disaster by acting quickly.

avoid

deter

prevent

change directionturn away or aside

She averted her gaze when he walked in..

avoid

prevent

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Expressions with avert

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avert one's eyes

turn gaze away out of respect or embarrassment

He averted his eyes during the emotional moment.

Origin of avert

Latin, avertere (to turn away)

Terms with avert included in their meaning

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look away

avert gaze

turn one's gaze from something,

turn away

avert gaze

direct one's gaze or attention from something

deprecation

prayer

formal prayer to avert evil or disaster

forestallment

aversion

measures to avert an undesirable outcome

Examples of avert in a sentence

The government took steps to avert economic collapse.
He averted his eyes from the gruesome scene.
They averted their faces from the bright light.

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French:éviter, détourner, ...
German:verhindern, ...
Italian:evitare, deviare, ...
Spanish:evitar, desviar, ...
Portuguese:evitar, afastar, ...
Chinese:避免, 避开, ...
Japanese:防ぐ, そらす, ...
Arabic:مَنَعَ, جَنَّبَ, ...
Hebrew:לִמְנוֹעַ, לְהָסִיט, ...
Russian:предотвратить, отворачиваться, ...
Ukrainian:запобігати, відводити, ...
Hindi:टालना, मोड़ना, ...
Bengali:প্রতিরোধ করা, ফিরিয়ে নেওয়া, ...
Catalan:evitar, apartar, ...
Czech:odvrátit, odklonit, ...
Danish:afværge, vende væk, ...
Dutch:voorkomen, ...
Greek:αποτρέπω, αποστρέφω, ...
Hungarian:elhárítani, elfordítani, ...
Khmer:បង្ការ, បង្វែរ, ...
Korean:막다, 돌리다, ...
Persian:جلوگیری کردن, برگرداندن, ...
Polish:zapobiegać, odwrócić, ...
Portuguese (BR):evitar, afastar, ...
Romanian:a preveni, a evita, ...
Swedish:avvärja, vända bort, ...
Thai:ป้องกัน, เบี่ยงเบน, ...
Turkish:önlemek, başka yöne çevirmek, ...
Vietnamese:ngăn chặn, quay đi, ...

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