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- Dictionaryavert/əˈvəːt/
verb
- 1. turn away (one's eyes or thoughts): "she averted her eyes while we made stilted conversation" Similar
- 2. prevent or ward off (an undesirable occurrence): "talks failed to avert a rail strike" Similar
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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.
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.
/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.
Avert definition: to turn away or aside. See examples of AVERT used in a sentence.
To avert is to turn away or to prevent. You might avert your gaze or avert a disaster — either way, you are avoiding something.
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 ]
AVERT definition: 1. to prevent something bad from happening 2. to turn your head away so that you do not see…. Learn more.
avert. verb. /əˈvərt/ 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. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
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.
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.
