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averted

[uh-vur-tid]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

turned away or aside.
The angle of the head, the averted eyes, and the position of the mouth all serve to give up our secrets because they so easily reveal our feelings.
warded off; prevented.
An averted foreign-policy disaster is often invisible, so the officers responsible often miss out on professional recognition.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of avert.

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Other Word Forms

avertedly adverb
unaverted adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of averted¹

avert ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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But a wetter and windier change in weather at the end of the month averted what could have been the driest spring on record.

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Those on the left of the party in particular have been arguing that cuts to some departments could be averted if Reeves introduced a wealth tax or relaxed her rules on borrowing and debt.

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Co-op narrowly averted being locked out of its computer systems during the cyber attack that saw customer data stolen and store shelves left bare, the hackers who claim responsibility have told the BBC.

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President Trump said the US didn't just broker a ceasefire - it averted a "nuclear conflict".

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Three-time winner Williams averted that possibility, briefly rallying to ensure the contest would at least extend to Monday evening with a break of 66 to get back to 15-8.

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