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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

Etymology

Origin of averted

avert ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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averted

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

Board member Kelly Gonez also defended the new contracts, which averted an April strike.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Crisis had been averted and a last-16 tie against either Ivory Coast or Norway awaits.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026

She hides her knowledge well....The silence went on, everybody afraid to speak, thoughts crisscrossing in the overfull air, eyes averted, shifting, lowered at last to the ground.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya