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Meaning of averted

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

averted

Pronunciation:/əˈvɜːtɪd//əˈvɝtɪd/

verb

Definitions

  1. To turn aside or away.

    Example: To avert the eyes from an object.

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

    Example: How can the danger be averted?

  3. To turn away.

  4. To turn away.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Turned away, especially as an expression of feeling; also, offended; unpropitious.