averting
part of speech
verb form (averting), the -ing form of «avert»
meaning for a pupil
1) Stopping something bad from happening. tree →
2) Turning your eyes or face away. tree →
sense in the lessons
Used in news and stories: «averting disaster», «averting her eyes». Phrases: «averting a crisis».
examples
- The pilot's quick thinking was key to averting a crash. tree →
- She kept averting her eyes from the scary film. tree →
- Averting a flood meant building a wall. tree →
- They succeeded in averting a strike. tree →
- Averting his gaze, he said sorry. tree →
- Firefighters worked all night, averting disaster. tree →
- Nemesis was worshipped by the Romans, (who invoked her on the Capitol), as a divinity who possessed the power of averting the pernicious consequences of envy. tree →
note
Verb: avert, averted. Do not confuse with «avert» and «advert» (an advertisement).
Trees and pragmatics
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