All 4 Uses of
divert
in
Pride and Prejudice
- Follies and nonsense, whims and inconsistencies, do divert me, I own, and I laugh at them whenever I can.†
Chpt 11
- Elizabeth tried to be diverted by them; but all sense of pleasure was lost in shame.†
Chpt 41
- Are you not diverted?†
Chpt 57 *
- "Oh!" cried Elizabeth, "I am excessively diverted.†
Chpt 57
Definition:
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(divert as in: divert the traffic or funds) to change the direction of something, or the purpose for which it is used