Meaning

(transitive) To turn aside from a course..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To turn aside from a course.
2. (transitive) To distract.
3. (transitive) To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)
4. (obsolete, intransitive) To turn aside; to digress.

Example Sentences

The workers diverted the stream away from the road.

Many of the remaining trains have been retimed and where possible freight trains have also been diverted to alternative routes.

Until the main road from Hatfield to Hertford was diverted a few years ago, heavy lorries trundling through the village sometimes knocked chunks off corner buildings, but now the village has regained much of its former tranquillity.

Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.

that crude apple that diverted Eve

We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy.

But somehow, despite wooden, unfunny dialogue, rigid characterization, and the dreadful mindless meaninglessness of it all, Good News manages to divert us for its three hours.

I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces.

Word Forms

• diverts
• diverting
• diverted

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When Should You Use Divert?

Use divert when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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