avert

avert

to turn away or aside: avert one’s eyes; ward off: to avert evil; prevent: avert an accident
Not to be confused with:advert – to comment; to refer to: He adverted to the news release.; to turn attention to: The chairman adverted to the agenda.divert – to turn from a path or course; deflect; to veer: divert one’s talents to trivial pursuits

a·vert

A0546100 (ə-vûrt′)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. See Synonyms at prevent.

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[Middle English averten, from Old French avertir, from Latin āvertere : ā-, ab-, away from; see ab-¹ + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·vert′i·ble, a·vert′a·ble adj.

avert

(əˈvɜːt) vb (tr) 1. to turn away or aside: to avert one's gaze. 2. to ward off; prevent from occurring: to avert danger. [C15: from Old French avertir, from Latin āvertere; see averse] aˈvertible, aˈvertable adj

a•vert

(əˈvɜrt)

v.t. 1. to turn away or aside: to avert one's eyes. 2. to ward off; prevent: to avert an accident. [1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French avertir « Latin āvertere=ā- a-⁴ + vertere to turn] a•vert′er, n. a•vert′i•ble, a•vert′a•ble, adj.

avert

- Etymologically, it means "to turn away": blows can be averted, but not pain; a snub can be averted, but not a humiliation; violence can be averted, but not damage.See also related terms for snub.

avert

Past participle: averted
Gerund: averting

Imperative
avert
avert

Present
I avert
you avert
he/she/it averts
we avert
you avert
they avert

Preterite
I averted
you averted
he/she/it averted
we averted
you averted
they averted

Present Continuous
I am averting
you are averting
he/she/it is averting
we are averting
you are averting
they are averting

Present Perfect
I have averted
you have averted
he/she/it has averted
we have averted
you have averted
they have averted

Past Continuous
I was averting
you were averting
he/she/it was averting
we were averting
you were averting
they were averting

Past Perfect
I had averted
you had averted
he/she/it had averted
we had averted
you had averted
they had averted

Future
I will avert
you will avert
he/she/it will avert
we will avert
you will avert
they will avert

Future Perfect
I will have averted
you will have averted
he/she/it will have averted
we will have averted
you will have averted
they will have averted

Future Continuous
I will be averting
you will be averting
he/she/it will be averting
we will be averting
you will be averting
they will be averting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been averting
you have been averting
he/she/it has been averting
we have been averting
you have been averting
they have been averting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been averting
you will have been averting
he/she/it will have been averting
we will have been averting
you will have been averting
they will have been averting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been averting
you had been averting
he/she/it had been averting
we had been averting
you had been averting
they had been averting

Conditional
I would avert
you would avert
he/she/it would avert
we would avert
you would avert
they would avert

Past Conditional
I would have averted
you would have averted
he/she/it would have averted
we would have averted
you would have averted
they would have averted

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	avert - prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"deflect, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, stave off, ward off, avoid, debar, obviateforeclose, forestall, preclude, prevent, forbid - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
	2.	avert - turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"turn awayturn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"

avert

verb1. ward off, avoid, prevent, frustrate, fend off, preclude, stave off, forestall A fresh tragedy was narrowly averted yesterday.2. turn away, turn, turn aside He kept his eyes averted.

avert

verb1. To change the direction or course of:deflect, deviate, divert, pivot, shift, swing, turn, veer.2. To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action:forestall, forfend, obviate, preclude, prevent, rule out, stave off, ward (off).Idiom: nip in the bud.

Translations

转移防止

avert

(əˈvəːt) verb1. to turn away, especially one's eyes. She averted her eyes from the dead animal. 轉移 转移2. to prevent. to avert disaster. 防止 防止