
[Middle English averten, from Old French avertir, from Latin āvertere : ā-, ab-, away from; see ab-1 + vertere, to turn.]
avertible a·vert'i·ble or a·vert'a·ble adj.
verb
Maria tried not to avert her eyes from the road while she was driving.
Tutor's tip: When he "adverts" (calls attention to) his accomplishments, she "averts" (turns away) her eyes. But she never "everts" (overturns) his affection.
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - vende bort, bortlede
Nederlands (Dutch)
afwenden, voorkomen, afweren
Français (French)
v. tr. - prévenir, éviter, détourner de, parer (un coup), écarter (un doute)
Deutsch (German)
v. - abwenden, verhüten
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποστρέφω, αποσοβώ, αποτρέπω, απομακρύνω
Italiano (Italian)
allontanare, distogliere, evitare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - evitar, desviar
Русский (Russian)
отводить, отвлекать, предотвращать, вызывать отвращение
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - apartar, alejar, prevenir, desviar
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - avleda, avstyra
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
移开, 避开, 挡开, 避免, 防止
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 移開, 避開, 擋開, 避免, 防止
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 을 돌리다, 을 피하다
日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 背ける, そらす, 避ける, 転じる
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) يتجنب, يتفادى
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - מנע, הפנה הצידה, הסב
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