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averted
[ uh-vur-tid ]
adjective
- 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.
- warded off; prevented:
An averted foreign-policy disaster is often invisible, so the officers responsible often miss out on professional recognition.
verb
- the simple past tense and past participle of avert ( def ).
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹Â·±¹±ð°ù³Ù·±ð»å·±ô²â adverb
- ³Ü²Ô·²¹Â·±¹±ð°ù³Ù·±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of averted1
Example Sentences
A potential strike by Northern Ireland's teachers has been averted after unions accepted a revised pay offer of 5.5% for 2024/25.
Insiders say that if the US fundraising strategy had worked this crisis in running the charity might have been averted.
The US has averted a government shutdown after the Senate passed a Republican-led measure to keep the government funded for the next six months.
A pay deal in 2024 averted strikes in FE colleges, and brought pay parity with teachers at some grades.
He flinched when excerpts of his diary were read out, and averted his eyes as indecent photographs he took of his nieces were shown.
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