Avert - English meaning

Avert – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Turn away (one's eyes or thoughts).
Usage examples:
She averted her eyes while we made stilted conversation
Synonims:
Turn aside Turn away Turn to one side
verb
Prevent or ward off (an undesirable occurrence).
Usage examples:
Talks failed to avert a rail strike
Synonims:
Prevent Stop Avoid Nip in the bud Stave off Head off Ward off Forestall Preclude

verb
Turn away or aside

verb
To prevent something bad from happening; avoid
Usage examples:
The last-minute agreement averted renewed fighting., the shy man was standing before me, his eyes a…

verb
To prevent something bad from happening
Usage examples:
Avert a crisis/disaster he argued that the way to avert an economic crisis is for individuals to fo…

Avert translation into English

Avert: translate from English into Chinese

避免, 纾

Avert: translate from English into Dutch

Afwenden, Voorkomen, Verhinderen, Weren, Verhoeden, Afkeren, Afkerig maken

Avert: translate from English into French

Éviter, Prévenir, Détourner

Avert: translate from English into German

Abwenden, Verhindern, Vermeiden, Abwehren, Ablenken, Abkehren

Avert: translate from English into Hindi

टालना, हटाना, फेर देना, रोक देना, बचा लेना

Avert: translate from English into Italian

Evitare, Scongiurare, Allontanare, Distogliere, Stornare

Avert: translate from English into Korean

돌리다

Avert: translate from English into Russian

Предотвратить, Предотвращать, Отводить, Отвращать, Отвлекать

Avert: translate from English into Spanish

Evitar, Apartar, Alejar, Impedir de

Word origin

late Middle English (in the sense ‘divert or deter someone from a place or a course of action’): from Latin avertere, from ab- ‘from’ + vertere ‘to turn’; reinforced by Old French avertir .

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Avert – similar words

averted

verb
Turn away (one's eyes or thoughts).
Usage examples:
She averted her eyes while we made stilted conversation

verb
Past simple and past participle of avert
Usage examples:
To avert a crisis/conflict/strike/famine, to avert disaster/economic collapse, i averted my gaze/ey…

Averted - all meanings in English

Avert synonims

avoid

verb
Keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).
Usage examples:
Avoid excessive exposure to the sun

Avoid - all meanings in English

forestall

verb
Prevent or obstruct (an anticipated event or action) by taking advance action.
Usage examples:
They will present their resignations to forestall a vote of no confidence

verb
To prevent something from happening by acting first
Usage examples:
Many doctors prescribe aspirin to forestall second heart attacks.

Forestall - all meanings in English

nip in the bud

idiom
To stop something before it has an opportunity to develop
Usage examples:
We have to nip these money problems in the bud before we get into real trouble.

Nip in the bud - all meanings in English

preclude

verb
Prevent from happening; make impossible.
Usage examples:
The secret nature of his work precluded official recognition

Preclude - all meanings in English

prevent

prɪˈvent

verb
Keep (something) from happening.
Usage examples:
Action must be taken to prevent further accidents

verb
To stop something from happening or someone from doing something
Usage examples:
The police tried to prevent him from leaving., can this type of accident be prevented?, fortunately…

Prevent - all meanings in English

stop

verb
(of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen.
Usage examples:
His laughter stopped as quickly as it had begun

noun
A cessation of movement or operation.
Usage examples:
All business came to a stop

verb
Have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

Stop - all meanings in English

turn away

phrasal verb
Start to move away or to face in a different direction.
Usage examples:
The child turns away, looking a little alarmed

phrasal verb
To refuse someone's request and tell that person to leave
Usage examples:
The agency turned her away because she does not have a social security number.

Turn away - all meanings in English

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