"avert" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əˈvɝt/ [General-American], /əˈvɜːt/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-avert.wav [Southern-England] Forms: averts [present, singular, third-person], averting [participle, present], averted [participle, past], averted [past]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*wert-}}, {{inh|en|enm|averten}} Middle English averten, {{m|enm|adverten}} adverten, {{der|en|fro|avertir||turn, direct, avert; turn the attention, make aware}} Old French avertir (“turn, direct, avert; turn the attention, make aware”), {{der|en|la|āvertere}} Latin āvertere, {{m|la|āvertō}} āvertō, {{m|la|ab}} ab, {{m|la|vertō||to turn}} vertō (“to turn”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} avert (third-person singular simple present averts, present participle averting, simple past and past participle averted)
  1. (transitive) To turn aside or away. Tags: transitive Translations (to turn aside): отклонявам (otklonjavam) (Bulgarian), odvrátit [perfective] (Czech), ontwijken (Dutch), kääntää poispäin (Finnish), détourner (French), abwenden (German), αποστρέφω (apostréfo) (Greek), elfordít (Hungarian), snúa frá (Icelandic), snúa undan (Icelandic), beina frá (Icelandic), snúa sér undan (Icelandic), líta undan (Icelandic), distogliere (Italian), 돌리다 (dollida) (Korean), о́дврати (ódvrati) (Macedonian), kaupare (Maori), kaupapare (Maori), отводи́ть (otvodítʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отвести́ (otvestí) [perfective] (Russian), apartar (Spanish), vända bort (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-avert-en-verb-YQZv4ciJ Disambiguation of 'to turn aside': 69 9 22
  2. (transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of. Tags: transitive Synonyms: forestall Translations (to ward off): отблъсквам (otblǎskvam) (Bulgarian), отбивам (otbivam) (Bulgarian), odvrátit (Czech), odvrátit [perfective] (Czech), zabránit [perfective] (Czech), předejít [perfective] (Czech), voorkomen (Dutch), verhinderen (Dutch), estää (Finnish), ehkäistä (Finnish), prévenir (French), abwenden (German), verhindern (German), αποτρέπω (apotrépo) (Greek), αποσοβώ (aposovó) (Greek), elhárít (Hungarian), elkerül (Hungarian), kivéd (Hungarian), megakadályoz (Hungarian), afstýra (Icelandic), koma í veg fyrir (Icelandic), evitare (Italian), 방지하다 (bangjihada) (Korean), спре́чи (spréči) (Macedonian), о́дврати (ódvrati) (Macedonian), и́збегне (ízbegne) (Macedonian), о́дбегне (ódbegne) (Macedonian), о́дбие (ódbie) (Macedonian), ഒഴിവാക്കുക (oḻivākkuka) (Malayalam), അകറ്റുക (akaṟṟuka) (Malayalam), wawao (Maori), araarai (Maori), ārai (Maori), parepare (Maori), papare (Maori), pare (Maori), отража́ть (otražátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отрази́ть (otrazítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), отбива́ть (otbivátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отби́ть (otbítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), пари́ровать (parírovatʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), отвраща́ть (otvraščátʹ) (english: to prevent) [imperfective] (Russian), отврати́ть (otvratítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), предотвраща́ть (predotvraščátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), предотврати́ть (predotvratítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), evitar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-avert-en-verb-JhDHIX-n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 46 29 Disambiguation of 'to ward off': 5 77 18
  3. (intransitive, archaic) To turn away. Tags: archaic, intransitive
    Sense id: en-avert-en-verb-DN3LBSBn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hinder Derived forms: averter [agent], avertress [agent]

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To turn aside or away."
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          "sense": "to turn aside",
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          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "nl",
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          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "ontwijken"
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          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "kääntää poispäin"
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          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "détourner"
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          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
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          "sense": "to turn aside",
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          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
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          "roman": "apostréfo",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "αποστρέφω"
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          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "elfordít"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "snúa frá"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "snúa undan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "beina frá"
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          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "snúa sér undan"
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          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "líta undan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "distogliere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "dollida",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "돌리다"
        },
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          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ódvrati",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "о́дврати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "kaupare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "kaupapare"
        },
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          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otvodítʹ",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "отводи́ть"
        },
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          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otvestí",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "отвести́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "apartar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 9 22",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "to turn aside",
          "word": "vända bort"
        }
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          "text": "How can the danger be averted?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1700, Matthew Prior, Carmen Seculare. for the Year 1700",
          "text": "Till ardent prayer averts the public woe.",
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        "To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of."
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        "(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of."
      ],
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          "word": "forestall"
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          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otblǎskvam",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "отблъсквам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "otbivam",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "отбивам"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "odvrátit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "odvrátit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zabránit"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "předejít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "voorkomen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "verhinderen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "estää"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "ehkäistä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "prévenir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "abwenden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "verhindern"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "apotrépo",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "αποτρέπω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "aposovó",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "αποσοβώ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "elhárít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "elkerül"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "kivéd"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "megakadályoz"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "afstýra"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "koma í veg fyrir"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "evitare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "bangjihada",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "방지하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "spréči",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "спре́чи"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ódvrati",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "о́дврати"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ízbegne",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "и́збегне"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ódbegne",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "о́дбегне"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "ódbie",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "о́дбие"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "oḻivākkuka",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "ഒഴിവാക്കുക"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "akaṟṟuka",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "അകറ്റുക"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "wawao"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "araarai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "ārai"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "parepare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "papare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "word": "pare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otražátʹ",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "отража́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otrazítʹ",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "отрази́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otbivátʹ",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "отбива́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otbítʹ",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "отби́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "parírovatʹ",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective",
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "пари́ровать"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "english": "to prevent",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otvraščátʹ",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "отвраща́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "otvratítʹ",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "отврати́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "predotvraščátʹ",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "предотвраща́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "predotvratítʹ",
          "sense": "to ward off",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "предотврати́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 77 18",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to ward off",
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        "To turn away."
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        "(intransitive, archaic) To turn away."
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    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old French",
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        "(transitive) To turn aside or away."
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        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "text": "How can the danger be averted?",
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          "ref": "1700, Matthew Prior, Carmen Seculare. for the Year 1700",
          "text": "Till ardent prayer averts the public woe.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of."
      ],
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          "ward off"
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        [
          "prevent",
          "prevent"
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        "(transitive) To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        "English terms with archaic senses"
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      "glosses": [
        "To turn away."
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        "(intransitive, archaic) To turn away."
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "intransitive"
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      "ipa": "/əˈvɜːt/",
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      "word": "hinder"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otklonjavam",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "отклонявам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "odvrátit"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "ontwijken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "kääntää poispäin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "détourner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "abwenden"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apostréfo",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "αποστρέφω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "elfordít"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "snúa frá"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "snúa undan"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "beina frá"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "snúa sér undan"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "líta undan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "distogliere"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "dollida",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "돌리다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ódvrati",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "о́дврати"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "kaupare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "kaupapare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvodítʹ",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "отводи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvestí",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отвести́"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "apartar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to turn aside",
      "word": "vända bort"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otblǎskvam",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "отблъсквам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "otbivam",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "отбивам"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "odvrátit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "odvrátit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zabránit"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "předejít"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "voorkomen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "verhinderen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "estää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "ehkäistä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "prévenir"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "abwenden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "verhindern"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "apotrépo",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "αποτρέπω"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "aposovó",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "αποσοβώ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "elhárít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "elkerül"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "kivéd"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "megakadályoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "afstýra"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "koma í veg fyrir"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "evitare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "bangjihada",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "방지하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "spréči",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "спре́чи"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ódvrati",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "о́дврати"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ízbegne",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "и́збегне"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ódbegne",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "о́дбегне"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "ódbie",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "о́дбие"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "oḻivākkuka",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "ഒഴിവാക്കുക"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "akaṟṟuka",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "അകറ്റുക"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "wawao"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "araarai"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "ārai"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "parepare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "papare"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "pare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otražátʹ",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "отража́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otrazítʹ",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отрази́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otbivátʹ",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "отбива́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otbítʹ",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отби́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "parírovatʹ",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "пари́ровать"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "to prevent",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvraščátʹ",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "отвраща́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvratítʹ",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отврати́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predotvraščátʹ",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "предотвраща́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "predotvratítʹ",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "предотврати́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to ward off",
      "word": "evitar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "avert"
}

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