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
“We have averted at least two tragedies in the last two weeks. We don’t want to stand before you again,” said Larry Johnson, executive director of public safety and school security.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2023
Oh, if I had only taken the opportunity she offered and set sail without rifling that grave, what awful misery for both of us I should have averted!
From In Strange Company A Story of Chili and the Southern Seas by Guy Newell Boothby
