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• past participle of avert.
• past tense form of avert.

averted

American  

[uh-vur-tid] / əˈvɜr tɪd /

adjective

1. 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.

2. warded off; prevented.

   An averted foreign-policy disaster is often invisible, so the officers responsible often miss out on professional recognition.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of avert.

Other Word Forms

• unaverted
  adjective
• avertedly
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of averted

avert ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

averted

Tinubu has said the reforms averted an even greater crisis as the subsidy grew fiscally unsustainable.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

That has led to higher prices for jet fuel, just a few months after global airlines, U.S. carriers included, averted a major fuel crisis that had threatened their all-important summer travel season.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

As a result of its new approach, the EPA no longer estimates the number of lives saved or diseases and hospitalizations averted.

From Slate ● Aug. 2, 2026

Major conflicts were averted, and so perhaps was another gathering next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

I averted my face from Tulip as her eyes looked searchingly into mine.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

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