Past tense of avert
regular verb
The past tense of avert is averted. The past participle is also averted.
Forms of avert
| Base form (V1) | avert /əˈvɝt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | averted /əˈvɝtɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | averted /əˈvɝtɪd/ |
| Present participle | averting |
| Third person singular | averts |
Averted in a sentence
- I averted my eyes while my friend typed in her password.
- How can the danger be averted?
- Not only were his eyes averted from mine, but they were glassed to an uncanny degree.2018, Harry Leon Wilson, Ruggles of Red Gap, →ISBN, page 199. From the entry glass
- Many weak countries have averted attack or conquest by bargaining with aggressors.2008, Michael Lind, The American Way of Strategy, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 16. From the entry tributary state
- Here we show that overspinning is always averted once back-reaction from the particle's own gravity is properly taken into account.2015, Marta Colleoni, Leor Barack, Abhay G. Shah, Maarten van de Meent, “Self-force as a cosmic censor in the Kerr overspinning problem”…. From the entry overspinning
Meaning of avert
- verb To turn aside or away.
- verb To ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of.
- verb To turn away.
Questions about the past tense of avert
- What is the past tense of avert?
- The past tense of avert is averted.
- What is the past participle of avert?
- The past participle of avert is averted.
- Is avert a regular or irregular verb?
- Avert is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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