avert, turn away
(verb) turn away or aside; “They averted their eyes when the King entered”
debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off
(verb) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; “Let’s avoid a confrontation”; “head off a confrontation”; “avert a strike”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
avert (third-person singular simple present averts, present participle averting, simple past and past participle averted)
(transitive) To turn aside or away.
(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
(intransitive, archaic) To turn away.
(transitive, archaic) To turn away.
• (to prevent): forestall
• See also hinder
• Trave, tarve, trave
Source: Wiktionary
A*vert", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Averted; p. pr. & vb. n. Averting.] Etym: [L. avertere; a, ab + vertere to turn: cf. OF. avertir. See Verse, n.]
Definition: To turn aside, or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object; to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; as, how can the danger be averted "To avert his ire." Milton. When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth avert them from the church. Bacon. Till ardent prayer averts the public woe. Prior.
A*vert", v. i.
Definition: To turn away. [Archaic] Cold and averting from our neighbor's good. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
