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Meanings of avert in English

Portuguese
obviar
Spanish
obviar

Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening.

obviar
Portuguese
desviar
Spanish
apartar

Turn away or aside.

desviar
Synonyms
Examples for "turn away"
Examples for "turn away"
1
Her tone made him turn away, clearly sorry he had said anything.
Unity
2
Should he turn away now, or ask for directions to another place?
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
3
She started to turn away when she thought she saw a light.
Keeping christmas
4
I turn away and look out; but I see a different landscape.
Nancy: A Novel
5
It's kind of a story you don't want to turn away from.
The new yorker
Usage of avert in English
1
He started following simple but smart methods to avert a future disaster.
Reuters
2
Talks to avert threatened industrial action by 300 level-crossing gate-keepers begin today.
The Irish Times
3
Always uppermost in leaders' minds is the need to avert public disorder.
Reuters
4
But Israel must avert international criticism of its policies toward the Palestinians.
Reuters
5
Mexico sent a delegation to Washington to try to avert Trump's threat.
Reuters
6
Luckily for South Africans, Eskom was able to avert a potential disaster.
The South African
7
Both are going to be required to avert a famine, he said.
Reuters
8
The big question now is whether he can avert an international bailout.
The Irish Times
9
The province needs a consistently rainy winter season to avert day zero.
The South African
10
In the meantime, Marshal Tallard was striving bravely to avert the defeat.
The Cornet of Horse: A Tale of Marlborough's Wars
11
In Connaught, Lord Clanrickarde was still enabled to avert a general outbreak.
A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the E...
12
Some nations have banned exports in an attempt to avert domestic shortages.
Reuters
13
The continued presence of U.S. troops in northeast Syria might avert this.
Reuters
14
King expected the ECB to do what was necessary to avert deflation.
Reuters
15
To avert the doom, he spent eight days in prayer and fasting.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 1
16
Pierre can but wait, powerless to avert or modify any impending crisis.
Oswald Langdon / or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1...
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Avert through the time
Avert across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
United Kingdom
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