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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A tree that wasn’t board-feet of lumber was a waste, a landscape that wasn’t plowed was a waste, a river that wasn’t diverted to irrigate was a waste.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
Once the fake students were enrolled, Mogambi allegedly diverted their financial aid payments to himself, keeping 30% and sending the remainder to his associates in Kenya.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
Hundreds of flights were cancelled or diverted because of the storms across northern Europe.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
The airline has repeatedly diverted flights and canceled others at the last minute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
At last their teeth were on edge, and the boys diverted themselves by pelting the girls with the grapes.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
