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

    The meaning of AVERT is to turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance. How to use avert in a sentence.

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

    to prevent something bad from happening; avoid: The last-minute agreement averted renewed fighting. avert verb [T] (TURN AWAY) to turn away your eyes or thoughts: The shy man was standing before me, his eyes averted. (Definition of avert from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) avert | Business English.

  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 › us › definitionavert 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.vocabulary.com › dictionary › avertAvert - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To avert is to turn away or to prevent. You might avert your gaze or avert a disaster — either way, you are avoiding something.

  7. 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 ]

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishAVERT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    AVERT definition: 1. to prevent something bad from happening 2. to turn your head away so that you do not see…. Learn more.

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

    Define avert. avert synonyms, avert pronunciation, avert translation, English dictionary definition of 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...

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryAVERT - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

    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.

  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.