Meaning & Definition of Avert in English
English⟶
Avert
/əvərt/
verb
1. Prevent the occurrence of
- Prevent from happening
- "Let's avoid a confrontation"
- "Head off a confrontation"
- "Avert a strike"
synonym:
- debar,
- forefend,
- forfend,
- obviate,
- deflect,
- avert,
- head off,
- stave off,
- fend off,
- avoid,
- ward off
2. Turn away or aside
- "They averted their eyes when the king entered"
synonym:
- avert,
- turn away
Examples of using
No one can avert death.