divert
verb (used with object)
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
diverted
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past participleof divert.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof divert.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
divertverb (used with object)to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
Example Sentences
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The Gulfstream C-37A jet diverted to the Washington, D.C.-area airport after its right engine failed and caught fire.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
However, investigations by the Treasury Department found that virtually all of the American and European parts were being diverted through Chinese intermediaries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Nearly three million tonnes is also expected to be diverted to ethanol production, leaving little room for any shortfall.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
What happens here, mechanically speaking, is that liquidity is sucked out of the financial system and diverted to the real economy, in Howell’s words.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
Here, the stream was very broad, and it had diverted itself, in between the trees, to form a pool at one end of the clearing.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
