| avert definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | to turn away | 114 sets |
| 2 | turn away | 65 sets |
| 3 | turn away or aside | 45 sets |
| 4 | prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought); ex. an accident was averted by his quick thinking; ex. she averted her eyes from the terrible sight. | 44 sets |
| 5 | to turn away or aside | 36 sets |
| 6 | to prevent | 35 sets |
| 7 | to turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid | 32 sets |
| 8 | to turn away (one's eyes); to prevent | 29 sets |
| 9 | to turn away (one's eyes) | 23 sets |
| 10 | v. to turn away | 23 sets |
| 11 | prevent | 23 sets |
| 12 | to turn away; to keep from happening | 22 sets |
| 13 | to avoid | 19 sets |
| 14 | prevent; turn away | 18 sets |
| 15 | v. to turn away or aside. | 17 sets |
| 16 | to turn away from; to avoid | 17 sets |
| 17 | avoid | 16 sets |
| 18 | to prevent; turn away | 14 sets |
| 19 | turn aside, prevent | 13 sets |
| 20 | turn away from | 13 sets |
| 21 | to prevent; to turn away | 13 sets |
| 22 | to turn aside | 13 sets |
| 23 | to prevent; to avoid | 13 sets |
| 24 | to turn away from | 13 sets |
| 25 | to turn away; to prevent | 12 sets |
| 26 | to turn away. | 12 sets |
| 27 | prevent, turn away | 10 sets |
| 28 | (v.) to turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid | 10 sets |
| 29 | to keep from happening | 10 sets |
| 30 | turn away; prevent | 9 sets |
| 31 | turn away, prevent | 8 sets |
| 32 | prevent; avoid | 8 sets |
| 33 | to turn away or aside. | 8 sets |
| 34 | prevent; avoid; turn away (eyes or thought) | 7 sets |
| 35 | verb: to turn away; to prevent | 7 sets |
| 36 | invite, induce, provoke, cause | 7 sets |
| 37 | (v) to turn aside, turn away; to prevent, avoid | 7 sets |
| 38 | stop, deflect, ward off, preclude | 7 sets |
| 39 | to turn away, to avoid | 6 sets |
| 40 | to turn away or aside; to prevent from happening | 6 sets |
