Pronunciation Verb
avert (averts, present participle averting; past and past participle averted)
- (transitive) To turn aside or away.
- To avert the eyes from an object.
- (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
- How can the danger be averted?
- Till ardent prayer averts the public woe.
- (intransitive, archaic) To turn away.
- Cold and averting from our neighbour's good.
- (transitive, archaic) To turn away.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Unity in Religion
- When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church.
- 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Unity in Religion
- (to prevent) forestall
- See also Thesaurus:hinder
- French: prévenir
- German: abwenden, verhindern
- Italian: evitare
- Russian: отража́ть
- Spanish: evitar
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