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Bookmark or Share- AVERT definition and meaning | Collins English DictionaryTalks with the teachers' union over the weekend have averted a strike. [VERB noun] A fresh tragedy was narrowly averted yesterday. If you avert your eyes or gaze from someone or something, you look away from them. He avoids any eye contact, quickly averting his gaze when anyone approaches. [VERB noun] He kept his eyes averted. [VERB-ed]
- Averting - definition of averting by The Free DictionaryDefine averting. averting synonyms, averting pronunciation, averting translation, English dictionary definition of averting. tr.v. a·vert·ed , a·vert·ing , a·verts 1. To turn away: avert one's eyes. 2. To keep from happening; prevent: averted an accident by turning sharply.
- avert verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes ...Definition of avert verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. avert something to prevent something bad or dangerous from happening A disaster was narrowly averted. He did his best to avert suspicion. Talks are taking place in an attempt to avert a strike.
- Avert - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.comAverting has that sense of deflecting, turning away, or preventing something (usually bad) from happening. You might put salt on an icy sidewalk to avert accidents, or you might avert a toddler's meltdown by supplying a lollipop.
- AVERTING Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-WebsterSynonyms for AVERTING: prevention, avoidance, prohibiting, precluding, prohibition, neutralization, thwarting, barring; Antonyms of AVERTING: assistance, aid, support, backing, promotion, cultivation, advancement, facilitation
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