avert

Signification (Anglais)

1. To turn aside or away.
2. To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
3. To turn away.

Concepts

prévenir

détourner

éviter

empêcher

🛑

parer

parer à

s’abstenir de

se dérober

se soustraire à

s’évader

contrevenir à

défendre

être exempté

endiguer

protéger

échapper à

être en infraction

Synonymes

prevent

turn away

avoid

ward off

stave off

evade

dodge

deflect

steer clear of

forfend

shirk

duck

🦆

sidestep

elude

stop

🛑

divert

head off

obviate

block

preclude

circumvent

forefend

sidetrack

fend off

deter

hinder

debar

forestall

keep

turn

inhibit

arrest

impede

defend

fend

drive back

refrain from

shunt

dissuade

kibosh

obstruct

ornament

parry

pass up

push back

queer

rebuff

refuse

reject

repel

repress

repudiate

repulse

restrain

retreat

scorn

shun

shut

spoil

spurn

stymie

stymy

thwart

trammel

turn down

twist

ward

endeavor not to meet

escape from

freeze off

keep away from

keep clear of

lift out

scotch

take precautions

turn aside

be rescued from

be exempted

be relieved from pain

propugn

abstain from

adorn

alienate

avoidance

baffle

bar

beat back

bedeck

bend

bilk

blockade

block out

block up

check

cramp

cross

decline

decorate

delay

destroy

discourage

disincline

dismiss

dissipate

embarrass

embellish

evading

fight back

fight off

foil

forbid

foreclose

frustrate

get away

get rid of

halt

help

incapacitate

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/əˈvɝt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Middle English averten, adverten, from Old French avertir (“turn, direct, avert; turn the attention, make aware”), from Latin āvertere, present active infinitive of āvertō, from ab + vertō (“to turn”).