Averted - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|əˈvɜːtəd|
Brit.
|əˈvɜːtɪd|
adjective
- Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious.
verb
- simple past tense and past participle of avert
Extra examples
He averted his face.
He sped up and averted an accident.
The diplomatic talks narrowly averted a war.
She held her face averted.
I was relieved that we had averted yet another financial crisis.
Luckily the pilot saw the other plane just in time, and a disaster was narrowly averted.
The tragedy could have been averted if the crew had followed safety procedures.
Henry averted his eyes as she undressed.
They averted their eyes when the King entered
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