divertin a sentencegrouped by contextual meaning
divert as in: divert the traffic or funds
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Some of the water of the Colorado River is diverted to Los Angeles.diverted = sent in a different direction
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Money that should have been used to help fund the police was diverted.diverted = used for another purpose
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Traffic was diverted to another road because of the accident.diverted = sent in a different location
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Flights were diverted from Denver to Colorado Springs because of the weather.diverted = sent to a different location
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The ambulance was diverted to another hospital because of overcrowding in the emergency room at the closest one.
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Gasoline tax revenues were diverted from transportation to the general fund.diverted = used for another purpose
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Corn was diverted for production of ethanol.
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It was the reward of two hours of walking aimlessly around a hardware store to divert suspicion. (source)divert = turn away
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Real training meant watching, listening, diverting a dog's exuberance, not suppressing it.† (source)diverting = changing the direction of something or the purpose for which it is used
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Etienne diverts himself with fantasies of escape.† (source)diverts = changes the direction of something or the purpose for which it is used
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I've set before thee; henceforth feed thyself, For to itself diverteth all my care That theme whereof I have been made the scribe.† (source)standard suffix: Today, the suffix "-eth" is replaced by "-s", so that where they said "She diverteth" in older English, today we say "She diverts."
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These were rich and abundant; and Catherine had brought home a present to every one—to every one save Morris, to whom she had brought simply her undiverted heart.† (source)undiverted = not changed in direction or purposestandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in undiverted means not and reverses the meaning of diverted. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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Nathan went on and on divertingly about such matters.† (source)divertingly = in a manner that changes the direction of something
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The noise was unbelievable, yet I seemed to be the only person who heard it, who couldn't divert her attention from the rustle of turning pages and the scratch of pencils on paper. (source)divert = turn in a different direction
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When Sofia had selected the composition, the Count had attempted to signal his concerns diplomatically, by referring to the piece as "pleasant" and "quite diverting"; and then he had kept his peace.† (source)diverting = changing the direction of something or the purpose for which it is used
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divert as in: divert her attention
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It was seen as an attempt to divert attention from the scandal.divert = distract or turnstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in undiverted means not and reverses the meaning of diverted. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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The novel is pleasantly diverting, but it is filled with historical inaccuracies.diverting = entertaining
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I tried to divert her attention.divert = distract or turn
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The boys I find not nearly so diverting. (source)diverting = entertaining
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No one was diverted from the issue by this try at a funny French pronunciation. (source)diverted = distracted
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She had set off the fireworks in the elevator to divert suspicion from the real bomber. (source)divert = distractstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in undiverted means not and reverses the meaning of diverted. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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Before she could ask what he meant, she was diverted by the sight of Nat Eaton swinging along the deck in their direction. (source)diverted = distracted
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"Ooh, look at that," she said, pointing at a woman wiggling as she walked so as to keep a large hoop swinging round and round her waist. "That looks diverting." (source)diverting = entertaining
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Well, people need stories to divert them at difficult times like this. (source)divert = distract or entertain
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Montag had only a glimpse, before Faber, seeing Montag's attention diverted, turned quickly and shut the bedroom door and stood holding the knob with a trembling hand. (source)diverted = distracted
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But may I not venture to suggest that you will find my idea of sport more diverting than Ivan's? (source)diverting = entertaining
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It was only a tiny disturbance anyway--not strong enough to divert her from the ambition welling in her now: (source)divert = distract
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Some of my comrades groaned, and my own mind began to grow watchful with anxious thoughts, when a strange sight suddenly attracted our attention and diverted our solicitude from our own situation. (source)diverted = distracted
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I have explained that you can weaken his prayers by diverting his attention from... (source)diverting = distracting
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"Second," he said loudly, ignoring me, "try to divert them by mentioning anything about your therapist." (source)divert = distract
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