avert
IPA: ʌvˈɝt
verb
- (transitive) To turn aside or away.
- (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
- (intransitive, archaic) To turn away.
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Examples of "avert" in Sentences
- He averted the problematic situation.
- The boy tried to avert taking an exam.
- Swift response averts flood in nick of time.
- The man averted to the other side of the road.
- The men averted the ball that was thown at him.
- After the Crisis was averted, the two sadly parted ways.
- The colonists armed themselves, and the attack was averted.
- The book focuses on the steps necessary to avert water wars.
- The failure of diplomacy to avert the war is America's fault.
- They manage to kill Skorzeny and avert the detonation of the bomb.