avert
verb (used with object)
to turn away or aside.
will avert
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future tenseof avert.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Volkswagen has reached a deal with the IG Metall trade union which will avert plant closures in Germany and avoid immediate compulsory redundancies.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2024
Supporters say the ordinance will avert further worsening of the homelessness crisis, as well as minimize further crowding at animal shelters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
Their policies have an outsize impact on whether the world will avert the worst consequences of global warming.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
Japan must broaden its vision of self-defense to encompass priorities and declaratory policies that will avert calamity in the region.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2023
My junior friends are hoping it will pull me into a society and I’m hoping it will avert a condition.”
From Betty Wales Freshman by Edith K. Dunton
