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    avert
    /əˈvəːt/

    verb

    • 1. turn away (one's eyes or thoughts): "she averted her eyes while we made stilted conversation" Similar turn asideturn awayturn to one side
    • 2. prevent or ward off (an undesirable occurrence): "talks failed to avert a rail strike" Similar preventstopavoidnip in the bud

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAVERT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    AVERT definition: 1. to prevent something bad from happening: 2. to turn away your eyes or thoughts: 3. to prevent…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › avertAvert Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance. I found the sight so grotesque that I had to avert my eyes … John Gregory Dunne. 2. : to see coming and ward off : avoid. avert disaster. Synonyms. forestall. head off. help. obviate. preclude. prevent. stave off. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › avertAVERT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Avert definition: to turn away or aside. See examples of AVERT used in a sentence.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishavert verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    /əˈvɜːt/ /əˈvɜːrt/ (formal) Verb Forms. avert something to prevent something bad or dangerous from happening. A disaster was narrowly averted. He did his best to avert suspicion. Talks are taking place in an attempt to avert a strike. He managed to avert the closure of the factory. Topics Danger c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishAVERT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you avert your eyes or gaze from someone or something, you look away from them. He avoids any eye contact, quickly averting his gaze when anyone approaches. [ VERB noun ]

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › avertAvert - definition of avert by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAVERT - All you need to know about it - Collins Online Dictionary

    Definitions of 'avert' 1. If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening. [...] 2. If you avert your eyes or gaze from someone or something, you look away from them. [...] More. Conjugations of 'avert' present simple: I avert, you avert [...] past simple: I averted, you averted [...] past participle: averted. More.

  9. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › avertavert - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    2 days ago · avert (third-person singular simple present averts, present participle averting, simple past and past participle averted) ( transitive ) To turn aside or away . I averted my eyes while my friend typed in her password.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryAVERT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    Definition of avert – Learner’s Dictionary. avert. verb. uk / əˈvɜːt / us. avert a crisis/disaster/war, etc. Add to word list. to prevent something bad from happening. avert your eyes/face/gaze. to turn your head away so that you do not see something. (Definition of avert from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › avertavert | meaning of avert in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

    avert meaning, definition, what is avert: to prevent something unpleasant from hap...: Learn more.