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avert an accident

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  • avert — avertedly, adv. averter, n. avertible, avertable, adj. /euh verrt /, v.t. 1. to turn away or aside: to avert one s eyes. 2. to ward off; prevent: to avert evil; to avert an accident. [1400 50; late ME < MF avertir L avertere, equiv. to a A 4 +… …   Universalium

  • avert, divert — These words are both based upon a Latin term meaning to turn, but they have different meanings and applications in English. Avert means to turn away, to ward off : He quickly averted his eyes. Drive carefully and try to avert an accident. Divert… …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • avert — a•vert [[t]əˈvɜrt[/t]] v. t. 1) to turn away or aside: to avert one s eyes[/ex] 2) to ward off; prevent: to avert an accident[/ex] • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME < MF avertir « L āvertere=ā a IV+vertere to turn a•vert′er, n. a•vert′i•ble,… …   From formal English to slang

  • avert — v. (formal) (D; tr.) to avert from (he averted his eyes from the scene of the accident) * * * [ə vɜːt] (formal) (D; tr.) to avert from (he averted his eyes from the scene of the accident) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • accident — An occurrence by chance or not as expected. Haser v Maryland Casualty Co. 78 ND 893, 53 NW2d 508, 33 ALR2d 1018; Anno: 8 ALR2d 409. In lesser scope, an occurrence which could not have been foreseen by the exercise of reasonable prudence, one… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • advert, avert — These look alikes have a common root in Latin (vertere, to turn ) but quite different meanings in English. Advert means to refer, to turn attention to, to comment about : He adverted to a topic mentioned earlier by another speaker. Avert means to …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 2010 Copiapó mining accident — Copiapó mining accident redirects here. For the 2006 accident in the Carola Agustina mine, see 2006 Copiapó mining accident. 2010 Copiapó mining accident Rescue efforts at San José Mine near Copiapó, Chile on 10 August 2010 Date …   Wikipedia

  • Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 — Infobox Aircraft accident name = Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 DHL Flight 611 date = 1 July 2002 type = Mid air collision involving ATC error site = Überlingen, Germany coords = coord|47|46|42|N|9|10|26|E |display=inline,title|region:DE BW type …   Wikipedia

  • 2002 Überlingen mid-air collision — Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 DHL Flight 611 CGI rendering of DHL Flight 611 moments before colliding with Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 Accident summary Date …   Wikipedia

  • Nuklearkatastrophe von Fukushima — Satellitenfoto der Reaktorblöcke 1 bis 4 (von rechts nach links) am 16. März 2011 nach mehreren Explosionen und Bränden. Als Nuklearkatastrophe von Fukushima werden eine Reihe von katastrophalen Unfällen und schweren Störfällen im… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …   Universalium

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