averted
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.
the simple past tense and past participle of avert.
Origin of averted
1Other words from averted
- a·vert·ed·ly, adverb
- un·a·vert·ed, adjective
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How to use averted in a sentence
The most pressing matter is the government spending bill—something that is needed by December 11 in order to avert a federal government shutdown.
Stimulus update: McConnell and Schumer discuss averting a shutdown and economic aid | Lance Lambert | November 20, 2020 | FortuneTo avert catastrophic levels of warming, we have to make “far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society,” according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
The wearing of masks and the social distancing and doing things that some of these other countries have done, like closing down bars…would make a huge difference and would in fact avert the necessity of a strict lockdown.
These countries managed to turn COVID-19 around. Here’s how we could do the same. | Kate Baggaley | November 17, 2020 | Popular-ScienceWith industrywide coordination, thousands of DNS providers around the world installed a fix that averted this doomsday scenario.
DNS cache poisoning, the Internet attack from 2008, is back from the dead | Dan Goodin | November 12, 2020 | Ars TechnicaThe current president has largely ignored the findings and recommendations of scientists, while his opponent’s stated climate plan is generally in line with the changes we know we need to avert climate catastrophe.
Thus, a strike was averted and we have had a Met season this year--albeit a super weird one.
Eyes averted, Stittsworth asked if there was anything Doc Brinkley could do for…“you know… sexual weakness?”
The Strange, True Tale of the Old-Timey Goat Testicle-Implanting 'Governor' | Penny Lane | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was ham-handed and poorly done, and it all could have been averted.
Life After ‘SVU’: Christopher Meloni on ‘They Came Together,’ Stabler, and His Famous Behind | Marlow Stern | June 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe also averted potential really catastrophic problems with critical infrastructure.
How Sabu the Hacker Rat Manipulated a Good-Hearted Judge | Michael Daly | May 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“Through his cooperation, we averted untold millions of dollars in loss to victims,” Assistant U.S. Attorney James Pastore said.
How Sabu the Hacker Rat Manipulated a Good-Hearted Judge | Michael Daly | May 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Dowager looked sharply at the girl; but Valerie's face continued averted, her gaze resting on the fire.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThere was therefore one way, and one alone, by which the great woe which seemed to be coming on Europe could be averted.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayKari averted his gaze because elephants are always irritated by the ostentatious bustle of a rhinoceros.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal MukerjiShe looked at me, and her lower lip trembled a little, her eyes suddenly averted from mine.
Valley of the Croen | Lee TarbellExcept Julian and Lillyston there is hardly a man I respect, who does not look at me with averted eyes.
Julian Home | Dean Frederic W. Farrar
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