Both Uses
avert
in
Hunger Games Book #2 (Catching Fire)
(Edited)
- "Only you'll have to do even better if the uprisings are to be averted," he says.
Chpt 2 *averted = prevented
- "But not the way I wanted it to," he says, averting his glance.
Chpt 25 *averting = turning away
Definitions:
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(1)
(avert as in: avert her eyes) turn away or aside -- often to turn your eyes away from something
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(2)
(avert as in: avert a strike) prevent from happening
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)