averting (B2)
verb
Pronunciation: /əˈvɜːrtɪŋ/
Definition
The act of turning away or preventing something undesirable from happening.
Examples
By quickly stepping aside, he was successful in averting a collision with the cyclist.
The government implemented new policies, hoping to avert a potential economic crisis.
She found herself averting her eyes from the disturbing images on the news report.
How to Use averting
- avert from (prepositional phrase)
- To turn one's eyes or thoughts away from something. — "He tried to avert his mind from the worrying thoughts."
- avert a catastrophe (collocation)
- To prevent a very bad event from happening. — "Emergency services worked tirelessly to avert a catastrophe."
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