ENGLISH WORD FILE NO. 00771 · Core CSAT & TOEIC Vocabulary
avert
v.
US/əˈvɜːrt/
UK/əˈvɜːt/
CSAT Frequency62/100
TOEIC Frequency58/100
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Meanings of avert
1verb
To turn away or direct one's gaze, attention, or thoughts away from something.
She averted her eyes when the uncomfortable question was asked.
She averted her eyes when the uncomfortable question was asked.
He quickly averted his gaze to avoid looking directly at the accident.
He quickly averted his gaze to avoid looking directly at the accident.
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Derivatives of avert
avert one's eyes
to turn one's gaze away (phrase)
The child averted her eyes from the frightening scene on the screen.
The child averted her eyes from the frightening scene on the screen.
avert a crisis
to prevent a serious situation (phrase)
The government's swift intervention averted a financial crisis.
The government's swift intervention averted a financial crisis.
aversion
a strong dislike or avoidance (noun)
She has a strong aversion to public speaking.
She has a strong aversion to public speaking.
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Synonyms & Antonyms of avert
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Common Phrases with avert
avert one's eyesavert one's eyes
avert a disasteravert a disaster
avert a crisisavert a crisis
avert dangeravert danger
avert one's gazeavert one's gaze
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Practice Question: avert
Choose the best word for the blank
The driver managed to ___ a collision by swerving quickly to the right.
- A averts
- B avert
- C averting
- D averted
The past tense 'averted' is required because the sentence describes a completed action that already happened.