averting
- noun
- /əˈvɜrtɪŋ/
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prevención
- The government implemented policies aimed at averting an economic recession.
I mean, you know, averting loneliness, these are all crucially, crucially important.
- I mean, you know, averting loneliness, these are all crucially, crucially important.
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I'd also say this, you know, I, I think ABBA Han and I'm tempted to say public health is not about just averting infections.
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I mean, you know, averting loneliness, these are all crucially, crucially important.
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In a 1987 Foreign Affairs essay, he wrote, "when I used the word 'containment'..., what I had in mind was not at all the averting of the sort of military
Academic text (2011) -
Averting averting failure was her top priority as she prepared for the exam.
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His quick actions were crucial in averting a potential disaster at the construction site.
Synonyms
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2.4
Stopping something harmful from happening
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Keeping away from something or stopping it from happening
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5.8
Choosing to avoid someone or to stop something from happening
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4.9
A quick move to avoid danger
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5.0
A quick movement to avoid someone or something, for example a ball
It stops something from happening and removes the need for it
To stop problems before they happen by planning ahead
Stopping something before it happens by acting early
A choice to avoid something on purpose
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Etymology
Averting comes from Latin parts ab- 'away' and vert 'turn', so it means 'turning away', like turning danger away before it happens, which is why averting means preventing something from happening.