Avert
[ə'vɜːt] or [ə'vɝt]
Definition
(verb.) turn away or aside; 'They averted their eyes when the King entered'.
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Definition
(n.) To turn aside, or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; as, how can the danger be averted? "To avert his ire."
(v. i.) To turn away.
Checked by Abram
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Turn aside, turn away, turn off.[2]. Prevent, divert, preclude, FOREFEND, ward off, keep off.
Edited by Ian
Definition
v.t. to turn from or aside: to prevent: ward off.—p.adj. Avert′ed.—adv. Avert′edly.—adj. Avert′ible capable of being averted.
Typist: Rodger
Examples
- There she stands, pointing to a rude image of the Virgin Mary, see if she can avert the fate that awaits thee. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Her hope had been to avert the wrath of Heaven from a House that had long been hateful to the suffering many. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Shirley was sanguine that the evil she wished to avert was almost escaped, that the threatened storm was passing over. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I am not romantic fool enough to further the fortune, or avert the fate, of one who is likely to be a successful obstacle between me and my wishes. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Now may God avert such a calamity! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- They seemed to be within half a sentence of Harriet, and her immediate feeling was to avert the subject, if possible. Jane Austen. Emma.
- And he felt he would not be able to avert her. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Then, suddenly she averted her face, saying coldly, uglily: 'Well, I've got no further than love, yet. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Her brooding look, as of a mind withdrawn yet not averted, seemed to Mr. Rosedale full of a subtle encouragement. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- He had misinterpreted the feelings which had kept her face averted, and her tongue motionless. Jane Austen. Emma.
- The child looked at Gudrun for a moment with interest, before she came forward and with face averted offered her hand. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- He remained silent, and she remained with her face averted, sometimes making a slight movement as if she would turn and speak. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- They are at a distance and may probably be averted; change of place, a new state of life, the interests of a home may be the cure of them. Plato. The Republic.
- He lowered his head and averted his face. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Gudrun held the black-and-white tempest at arms' length, averting her face. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- What is inherently repulsive is endured for the sake of averting something still more repulsive or of securing a gain hitched on by others. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I see that efficient preparation and a resolute attitude are the best means of averting bloodshed. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- That,' said the middle-aged lady, rising from her seat, and averting her head--'that I would not reveal for worlds. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The world is too vile, she murmured, averting herself from Mrs. Fisher's anxious scrutiny. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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