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Examples of avert
avert
You didn't really think the city was going to avert its eyes from those as well?
From the denverpost.com
I've railed loudly against the growing tendency to avert risk in Silicon Valley.
From the businessweek.com
The heel should bevel in to promote this rolling effect and avert shin injuries.
From the democratandchronicle.com
The right information can avert a trip to the shop and the charges that entails.
From the economist.com
Avert your eyes if you must, but Porsche will probably end up building this car.
From the freep.com
That cash would be welcome, but insufficient to avert a looming solvency crisis.
From the economist.com
Only a new approach to could avert the death of the two state solution, he said.
From the guardian.co.uk
The end of their 24-day strike will avert many layoffs in coal-using industries.
From the time.com
Efforts by Western governments to avert a millennium bug disaster may be futile.
From the newscientist.com
- Debar: prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
- Turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered"
- (averting) the act of preventing something from occurring; "averting danger was his responsibility"
- (averting) aversion: the act of turning yourself (or your gaze) away; "averting her gaze meant that she was angry"
- AVERT (formerly also known as the AIDS Education and Research Trust) is an international AIDS charity based in Horsham, South East England.
- To turn aside or away; To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; To turn away
- (averted) Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious
