Averted

verb

/əˈvɜːtɪd/

Word Frequency: 1.6

Definitions

1.verbTo turn aside or away.

"To avert the eyes from an object."

2.verbTo ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.

"How can the danger be averted?"

3.verbTo turn away.

4.verbTo turn away.

5.adjectiveTurned away, especially as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious.

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