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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Divert VS avert
What is the difference between 'divert' and 'avert'?
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AH020387 'divert' and 'avert' You can divert the course of something - a river; the direction of someone's anger. You can avert an impending collision of some kind, by changing the dynamics in one way or another. So you can avert /avoid/prevent the collision of two freight trains by diverting [the path of] either one of them.
- AH020387 'divert' and 'avert' You can divert the course of something - a river; the direction of someone's anger.
- You can avert an impending collision of some kind, by changing the dynamics in one way or another.
- So you can avert /avoid/prevent the collision of two freight trains by diverting [the path of] either one of them.
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AH020387 'divert' and 'avert'You can divert the course of something - a river; the direction of someone's anger.
You can avert an impending collision of some kind, by changing the dynamics in one way or another.
So you can avert/avoid/prevent the collision of two freight trains by diverting [the path of] either one of them
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Avert is to turn away or avoid something. Whereas Divert is similar in meaning but means to turn aside or ward off. The difference is where they are used. Divert is to take different path whereas avert is to avoid something of negative consequence such as danger.
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