avert C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes US /əˈvɜrt/ UK /əˈvɜːt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 verb to turn away or prevent something from happening Quick thinking by the pilot averted what could have been a disaster. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to turn away or prevent... preventavoidforestallwarddeflectprecludeobviateturn ↔ Opposites causeprovokeinciteinduce Word family Derived forms averteravertibleavertable Related forms aversionaversedivertconvert Common collocations avert your eyes Verb + noun Etymology AI details From Latin avertere ('to turn away'), from ab- ('away') + vertere ('to turn'), via Old French avertir. avertere Latin vertere Latin *wert- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # avert **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /əˈvɜrt/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈvɜːt/ ## Meanings 1. to turn away or prevent something from happening ## Examples - Quick thinking by the pilot averted what could have been a disaster. ## Synonyms - prevent - avoid - forestall - ward - deflect - preclude - obviate - turn ## Antonyms - cause - provoke - incite - induce ## Derived Forms - averter - avertible - avertable ## Related Forms - aversion - averse - divert - convert ## Roots and Affixes - Root: avertere - Root: vertere - Root: *wert- ## Etymology From Latin avertere ('to turn away'), from ab- ('away') + vertere ('to turn'), via Old French avertir. ## AI Etymology Avert is a verb meaning "to turn away or prevent something from happening". Historically, it is from Latin avertere ('to turn away'), from ab- ('away') + vertere ('to turn'), via Old French avertir. The visible construction is part of the etymology: avert is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin avertere, Latin vertere, and Proto-Indo-European *wert-. Close English family members include averter, avertible, avertable, aversion, and averse. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown