divert
/daɪˈvɜːt/verb
उच्चारण डाइवर्ट
(रास्ता, दिशा) मोड़ देना, घुमा देना
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[T] ~ sb/sth (from sth) (to sth)
to make somebody or something change direction
(रास्ता, दिशा) मोड़ देना, घुमा देना
- Traffic was diverted through the old city because of the procession.
- The river was diverted to irrigate the fields.
- Police diverted buses away from the flooded road.
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- The flight was diverted to Mumbai because of fog.
- They diverted the stream into a canal.
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[T] ~ sth (from sth) (to sth)
to use money, materials or attention for a different purpose
(पैसा, ध्यान) किसी और काम में लगा देना
- Funds meant for schools were diverted to road building.
- Do not let the noise divert your attention from the question.
- He diverted money from the school fund to his own use.
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- Do not divert attention from the real issue.
- Some water was diverted for the factory.
Synonyms redirect switch reallocate
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[T] ~ sb (from sth) formal
to entertain somebody; to take somebody's mind off something
मन बहलाना, ध्यान बँटाना
- The children were diverted by the magician's tricks.
- A funny story diverted the sick child from her pain.
- A game of cards diverted the passengers during the long delay.
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- Music diverted her from her worries.
- The clown diverted the children while the parents talked.
Synonyms amuse entertain distract
Opposite bore
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
divert + sth + from A to B
Use 'from' for the old route or use and 'to' for the new one.
पुराने मार्ग या उपयोग के लिए 'from' और नए के लिए 'to' आता है।
- Traffic was diverted from the main road to a side lane.
- Funds were diverted from roads to hospitals.
divert + attention / sb's attention
Means to draw attention away from something; followed by 'from'.
इसका अर्थ ध्यान को किसी चीज़ से हटाना है; इसके बाद 'from' आता है।
- Loud noise diverted her attention from the book.
be diverted (travel)
Transport is diverted when it is sent on a different route.
परिवहन तब diverted कहलाता है जब उसे दूसरे मार्ग पर भेजा जाए।
- The flight was diverted to Jaipur because of fog.
divert sb (entertain)
Formal and old-fashioned; to amuse. The noun is diversion.
औपचारिक और पुराना प्रयोग; मनोरंजन करना। Noun 'diversion' है।
- The clown diverted the children with tricks.
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divert + noun
traffica riverfundsattentiona flight
- Engineers diverted the river to protect the town.
adverb + divert
temporarilyillegallyquicklypartly
- Funds were illegally diverted.
divert + from
from the pointfrom the issuefrom dutyfrom the road
- Do not divert from the main issue.
divert + to
to another routeto a new roadto a different airport
- The bus was diverted to another route.
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- The police diverted traffic because of the Ganesh procession.
गणेश जुलूस के कारण पुलिस ने यातायात का मार्ग बदल दिया।
- Radhika's phone diverted her attention during the lecture.
व्याख्यान के दौरान राधिका के फ़ोन ने उसका ध्यान भटका दिया।
- The canal diverts water to the fields.
नहर पानी को खेतों की ओर मोड़ती है।
- Our train was diverted via Nagpur.
हमारी ट्रेन को नागपुर के रास्ते मोड़ा गया।
- He tried to divert the discussion to another topic.
उसने चर्चा को दूसरे विषय की ओर मोड़ने का प्रयास किया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The flight was diverted from Delhi.
✓ The flight was diverted to Delhi.
The new destination follows 'to'.
नए गंतव्य के लिए 'to' आता है।
✗ He diverted the topic from the discussion.
✓ He diverted the discussion from the topic.
You divert the thing that moves away, not the place it leaves.
जो चीज़ हटती है उसे 'divert' करते हैं, उस स्थान को नहीं जिसे वह छोड़ती है।
✗ The money is diverting to other schemes.
✓ The money is being diverted to other schemes.
Money does not divert itself; use the passive.
पैसा स्वयं नहीं मुड़ता; passive का प्रयोग करें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Divert, redirect and deflect all change a course, but differ in how.
Divert, redirect और deflect दिशा बदलते हैं, पर तरीक़ा अलग है।
To send something another way, often temporarily.
किसी चीज़ को दूसरे मार्ग पर भेजना, प्रायः अस्थायी रूप से।
- Divert the traffic.
To make something turn aside after hitting a surface.
किसी चीज़ को टकराकर बग़ल में मोड़ देना।
- The shield deflected the arrow.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
di·vert
?Which word?
divert, diverse and diverge
Divert means to turn aside: 'divert traffic'. Diverse means varied: 'diverse cultures'. Diverge means to go in different directions from a common point: 'The two roads diverge after the bridge.'
Divert का अर्थ 'मोड़ देना' है, जैसे 'divert traffic'। Diverse का अर्थ 'विविध' है, जैसे 'diverse cultures'। Diverge का अर्थ 'एक बिंदु से अलग दिशाओं में जाना' है, जैसे 'The two roads diverge after the bridge'।
The divert/diverse/diverge set is a sentence-improvement item.
Sentence improvement में divert, diverse और diverge का सेट पूछा जाता है।
§Grammar and usage
Divert sth from A to B.
'divert sth from A to B' आता है।