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avert
verb
turn away or aside
Quick reference
Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- A
- Ends with
- T
- Contains
- VER
- Scrabble score
- 8
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
əˈvɜːt
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Meaning
Definitions
verb
turn away or aside
“They averted their eyes when the King entered”
verb
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
“Let's avoid a confrontation”
In context
Example Sentences
They averted their eyes when the King entered
Let's avoid a confrontation
head off a confrontation
avert a strike
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