avert
11avert — avertedly, adv. averter, n. avertible, avertable, adj. /euh verrt /, v.t. 1. to turn away or aside: to avert one s eyes. 2. to ward off; prevent: to avert evil; to avert an accident. [1400 50; late ME < MF avertir L avertere, equiv. to a A 4 +… …
12avert — UK [əˈvɜː(r)t] / US [əˈvɜrt] verb [transitive] Word forms avert : present tense I/you/we/they avert he/she/it averts present participle averting past tense averted past participle averted to prevent something bad or harmful from happening… …
13avert — avoid, avert, evade Avoid and evade overlap in meaning, but evade has a stronger sense of guile or trickery in escaping from an obligation (such as paying income tax). Avert means ‘to turn aside’ (which is its literal meaning in averting one s… …
14avert — See advert, avert See avert, divert …
15avert — v. (formal) (D; tr.) to avert from (he averted his eyes from the scene of the accident) * * * [ə vɜːt] (formal) (D; tr.) to avert from (he averted his eyes from the scene of the accident) …
16avert — [[t]əvɜ͟ː(r)t[/t]] averts, averting, averted 1) VERB If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening. [V n] Talks with the teachers union over the weekend have averted a strike... A fresh tragedy was narrowly averted yesterday.… …
17avert — [əˈvɜːt] verb [T] to prevent something bad from happening We managed to avert disaster this time.[/ex] • avert your eyes to look away from something that you do not want to see[/ex] …
18avert — a•vert [[t]əˈvɜrt[/t]] v. t. 1) to turn away or aside: to avert one s eyes[/ex] 2) to ward off; prevent: to avert an accident[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < MF avertir « L āvertere=ā a IV+vertere to turn a•vert′er, n. a•vert′i•ble,… …
19avert — /əˈvɜt / (say uh vert) verb (t) 1. to turn away or aside: to avert one s eyes. 2. to ward off; prevent: to avert evil. {Middle English, from Old French avertir, from Latin āvertere turn away} –averter, noun –avertable, adjective …
20avert — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French avertir, from Latin avertere, from ab + vertere to turn more at worth Date: 15th century 1. to turn away or aside (as the eyes) in avoidance 2. to see coming and ward off ; avoid …
