avert
21avert — 1. verb a) To turn aside or away. To avert the eyes from an object. b) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of …
22avert — a|vert [əˈvə:t US ə:rt] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: avertir, from Latin avertere, from ad to + vertere to turn ] 1.) to prevent something unpleasant from happening ▪ The tragedy could have been averted if the crew had followed… …
23avert — a|vert [ ə vɜrt ] verb transitive to prevent something bad or harmful from happening: Violence may have been averted with a greater police presence. avert your eyes/gaze/head etc. to turn your eyes or face away from something that you do not want …
24avert — verb (T) 1 to prevent something unpleasant from happening: The tragedy could have been averted if the crew had followed safety procedures. 2 avert your eyes/gaze etc to look away from something that you do not want to see: Lockwood averted his… …
25avert — verb 1) she averted her gaze Syn: turn aside, turn away, shift, redirect 2) an attempt to avert political chaos Syn: prevent, avoid, stave off, ward off, head off, forestall • …
26avert — Pāweo. ♦ To avert the eyes, pāweo maka …
27avert your eyes — avert your eyes/gaze/head/etc phrase to turn your eyes or face away from something that you do not want to see Thesaurus: to move your headhyponym general words meaning to look or not looksynonym to sit or lie down …
28avert your gaze — avert your eyes/gaze/head/etc phrase to turn your eyes or face away from something that you do not want to see Thesaurus: to move your headhyponym general words meaning to look or not looksynonym to sit or lie down …
29avert your head — avert your eyes/gaze/head/etc phrase to turn your eyes or face away from something that you do not want to see Thesaurus: to move your headhyponym general words meaning to look or not looksynonym to sit or lie down …
30avert, divert — These words are both based upon a Latin term meaning to turn, but they have different meanings and applications in English. Avert means to turn away, to ward off : He quickly averted his eyes. Drive carefully and try to avert an accident. Divert… …
