Associations to the word «Avert»
Noun
- Calamity
- Catastrophe
- Gaze
- Bloodshed
- Disaster
- Omen
- Peril
- Misfortune
- Danger
- Crise
- Doom
- Tragedy
- Wrath
- Famine
- Evil
- Crisis
- Displeasure
- Collision
- Eye
- Suspicion
- Fate
- Starvation
- Confrontation
- Dread
- Looming
- Glance
- Compromise
- Diplomacy
- Embarrassment
- Hostility
- Ingenuity
- Mischief
- Countenance
- Face
- Amulet
- Takeover
- Collapse
- Bankruptcy
- Intervention
- Sacrifice
- Destruction
- Rupture
- Threat
- Repentance
- Niall
- Coup
- Plague
- Concession
- Camilla
- Apocalypse
- Endeavour
- Consequence
- Fasting
- Vaccination
- Childbirth
- Spat
- Insurrection
- Precaution
- Epidemic
- Continuance
- Garion
Adjective
Wiktionary
AVERT, verb. (transitive) To turn aside or away.
AVERT, verb. (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
AVERT, verb. (intransitive) (archaic) To turn away.
AVERT, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To turn away.
Dictionary definition
AVERT, verb. Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike".
AVERT, verb. Turn away or aside; "They averted their eyes when the King entered".
Wise words
We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words
were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only,
and not for things themselves.