avert — UK US /əˈvɜːt/ verb [T] ► to prevent something bad from happening: avert a crisis/disaster »He argued that the way to avert an economic crisis is for individuals to follow their usual spending habits. avert industrial action/a strike »By law, the … Financial and business terms
avert — [ə vʉrt′] vt. [L avertere, to turn away < a (ab ), from + vertere, to turn: see VERSE] 1. to turn away [to avert one s glance from an ugly sight] 2. to keep from happening; ward off; prevent [he apologized in order to avert trouble] SYN.… … English World dictionary
avert — (v.) c.1400, from O.Fr. avertir (12c.), turn, direct; avert; make aware, from V.L. *advertire, from L. avertere to turn away, to drive away, from ab from, away (see AB (Cf. ab )) + vertere to turn (see VERSUS (Cf. versus)). Related … Etymology dictionary
Avert — A*vert , v. i. To turn away. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Cold and averting from our neighbor s good. Thomson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
avert — I verb amovere, arrest, avertere, avoid, change the course of, check, counteract, deflect, deter, divert, fend off, forestall, head off, intercept, make possible the avoidance of, parry, prevent, prohibere, shove aside, shunt, stave off, thwart,… … Law dictionary
avert — 1 *turn, deflect, sheer, divert Analogous words: bend, twist, *curve: shift, remove, transfer, *move 2 ward, *prevent, obviate, preclude Analogous words: *escape, avoid, shun, eschew, evade, elude: forestall, antici … New Dictionary of Synonyms
avert — [v] thwart; avoid by turning away avoid, deflect, deter, divert, fend off, foil, forestall, frustrate, halt, look away, preclude, prevent, rule out, shove aside, shunt, stave off, turn, turn aside, turn away, ward off; concepts 121,623 Ant. aid,… … New thesaurus
avert — ► VERB 1) turn away (one s eyes). 2) prevent or ward off (an undesirable occurrence). ORIGIN Latin avertere, from vertere to turn … English terms dictionary
avert — verb 1 prevent sth ADVERB ▪ narrowly ▪ Disaster was narrowly averted when two airliners almost collided above Detroit. VERB + AVERT ▪ try to ▪ be able to, ma … Collocations dictionary
avert — avertedly, adv. averter, n. avertible, avertable, adj. /euh verrt /, v.t. 1. to turn away or aside: to avert one s eyes. 2. to ward off; prevent: to avert evil; to avert an accident. [1400 50; late ME < MF avertir L avertere, equiv. to a A 4 +… … Universalium
