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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Avert
What does 'averted' mean in 'He averted to changing the subject'
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The sentence above is not grammatically correct. " To avert is to look away, or to turn away or avoid. John averted his eyes when Susan, his former girlfriend, walked by his table in the restaurant because he did not want to make eye contact with her.
- The sentence above is not grammatically correct.
- " To avert is to look away, or to turn away or avoid.
- John averted his eyes when Susan, his former girlfriend, walked by his table in the restaurant because he did not want to make eye contact with her.
- Everyone in the family knows that Aunt Sally does not like to talk about her illness, so the topic was averted anytime anyone broached it.
- He averted an accident by swerving onto the shoulder of the road and avoiding the oncoming car.
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The sentence above is not grammatically correct. It should read something such as, "He averted the topic by changing the subject." or, "To avert the topic he changed the subject."
To avert is to look away, or to turn away or avoid.
John averted his eyes when Susan, his former girlfriend, walked by his table in the restaurant because he did not want to make eye contact with her
To avert is to look away, or to turn away or avoid.
John averted his eyes when Susan, his former girlfriend, walked by his table in the restaurant because he did not want to make eye contact with her
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'He averted to changing the subject'
I think the word the writer may have been searching for might be "resorted," as in,
He resorted to changing the subject to avert the possibility of a very unpleasant discussion.
But, Clive is correct, as used in the sentence the poster asked about, that is an incorrect usage of avert. But, I'm inferring the meaning that was meant to
I think the word the writer may have been searching for might be "resorted," as in,
He resorted to changing the subject to avert the possibility of a very unpleasant discussion.
But, Clive is correct, as used in the sentence the poster asked about, that is an incorrect usage of avert. But, I'm inferring the meaning that was meant to
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