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averted

The correct spelling is averted.

How to pronounce averted

/əˈvɜːtɪd/
verb

IPA: /əˈvɜːtɪd/

Say it like: Ave-rte-d

The correct spelling is averted. To turn aside or away. For example: "To avert the eyes from an object."

Usage Examples

To avert the eyes from an object.

How can the danger be averted?

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To turn aside or away.
  2. 2.To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
  3. 3.To turn away.
  4. 4.To turn away.

adjective

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

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