What does " "avert mean?
" "avert means (transitive) To turn aside or away..
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/əˈvɝt/ · verb
(transitive) To turn aside or away..
I averted my eyes while my friend typed in her password.
When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church.
How can the danger be averted?
Till ardent prayer averts the public woe.
Indeed, there was some highly questionable jiggery-pokery with couplings and continuous brakes in this agreeable story, which featured Moore Marriott as an old driver who averts a disaster on his last run.
Cold and averting from our neighbour's good.
Use " "avert when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
" "avert means (transitive) To turn aside or away..
Common synonyms include hinder, forestall, obviate, deflect.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I averted my eyes while my friend typed in her password.
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