ADV
- narrowly
- A tragedy was narrowly averted when a lorry crashed into a crowded restaurant
VERB + AVERT
- attempt to, try to
- manage to
- He managed to avert the closure of the factory
- fail to
PHRASES
- an attempt/effort to avert sth
ADV
- hastily, quickly
- They hastily averted their faces to hide their giggles
PREP
- from
- averting his eyes from the dead child
