Avert meaning

ə-vûrt'

To keep from happening; prevent.

Averted an accident by turning sharply.

verb

The definition of avert is to turn away or to keep something from happening.

Looking away while watching a scary movie is an example of to avert.

Avoiding an argument by keeping quiet is an example of to avert.

verb

To turn away.

Avert one's eyes.

verb

To keep from happening; ward off; prevent.

He apologized in order to avert trouble.

verb

To turn away.

To avert one's glance from an ugly sight.

verb

To avert the eyes from an object.

verb

To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.

How can the danger be averted?

verb

(intransitive, archaic) To turn away.

verb

(archaic) To turn away.

verb

Middle English averten from Old French avertir from Latin āvertere ā-, ab- away from ab–¹ vertere to turn wer-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From Old French avertir (“turn, direct, avert; turn the attention, make aware”), from Latin āvertere, present active infinitive of āvertō, from ab + vertō (“to turn”).

From Wiktionary

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