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- Dictionarya·vert/əˈvərt/
verb
- 1. turn away (one's eyes or thoughts): "she averted her eyes during the more violent scenes" Similar
- 2. prevent or ward off (an undesirable occurrence): "talks failed to avert a rail strike" Similar
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AVERT definition: 1. to prevent something bad from happening: 2. to turn away your eyes or thoughts: 3. to prevent…. Learn more.
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.
To avert is to turn away or to prevent. You might avert your gaze or avert a disaster — either way, you are avoiding something.
Avert definition: to turn away or aside. See examples of AVERT used in a sentence.
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.
1.verb. If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening. Talks with the teachers' union over the weekend have averted a strike. [VERB noun] A fresh tragedy was narrowly averted yesterday. Synonyms: ward off, avoid, prevent, frustrate More Synonyms of avert. 2.verb.
verb. /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: 1. to prevent something bad from happening 2. to turn your head away so that you do not see…. Learn more.
To keep from happening; ward off; prevent. He apologized in order to avert trouble.
AVERT meaning: 1 : to turn (your eyes, gaze, etc.) away or aside; 2 : to prevent (something bad) from happening.
