avert
/əˈvɜːt/verb
उच्चारण अवर्ट
(अनिष्ट को) टालना, रोकना, बचाना
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[T] ~ sth
to prevent something bad or dangerous from happening
(अनिष्ट को) टालना, रोकना, बचाना
- Quick action by the driver averted a serious accident.
- Talks are being held to avert a strike.
- The government acted quickly to avert a food crisis.
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- The pilot's skill averted a disaster.
- She smiled to avert any argument.
Synonyms prevent avoid forestall
Opposite cause bring about precipitate
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[T] ~ your eyes/gaze/face (from sth)
to turn your eyes or face away from something
(आँखें, चेहरा) फेर लेना, हटा लेना
- She averted her eyes from the accident.
- He averted his gaze when the teacher looked towards him.
- Radhika averted her gaze when the sad scene appeared on the screen.
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- He averted his face to hide his tears.
- The child averted her eyes from the bright light.
Synonyms turn away look away divert
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avert, averse and adverse
Avert is the verb, to prevent or turn away: 'avert a crisis'. Averse means opposed to or disliking: 'averse to risk' (always with to). Adverse means harmful or unfavourable: 'adverse weather', 'adverse effects'. A person is averse; conditions are adverse.
Avert verb है, 'रोकना या फेर लेना': 'avert a crisis'। Averse का अर्थ 'विरोधी या नापसंद करने वाला' है: 'averse to risk' (हमेशा to के साथ)। Adverse का अर्थ 'हानिकारक या प्रतिकूल' है: 'adverse weather', 'adverse effects'। व्यक्ति averse होता है; परिस्थितियाँ adverse।
The avert/averse/adverse set is a regular sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में avert, averse और adverse का सेट अक्सर पूछा जाता है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Avert disaster, avert your gaze.
Collocations: avert disaster (आपदा को टालना), avert your gaze (नज़र फेर लेना)।