avert
verb (used with object)
to turn away or aside.
have averted
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present perfectof avert.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Conversely, history is riddled with examples of occasions when a well-managed bureaucracy might have averted considerable calamity.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2024
The researchers found that offshore turbines could have averted the 2011 nuclear disaster in Japan by keeping the cooling systems running and avoiding meltdown.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2024
Assistant coroner Sean Cummings said an assessment that "may have averted the tragedy" had not taken place.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2023
However, not all aviation experts interviewed by The Times agreed that the system would have averted disaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
In my opinion the stage fireman might have averted the whole terrible affair if he had not become so excited.
From Chicago's Awful Theater Horror by Various
