avert
verb (used with object)
to turn away or aside.
will have averted
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future perfectof avert.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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"If Illinois law is amended to allow Chicago to postpone the contribution increase beyond budget year 2015, the city will have averted a near-term budget crisis," the report said.
From Chicago Tribune ● Dec. 13, 2013
Time will console Cecilia, and you will have averted a tragedy.
From The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.) by David Christie Murray
