• v.
    ⦿prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off

Semantic relations

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Lexical context

wn:part of speechverb
wn:example
  1. ⦿head off a confrontation
  2. ⦿Let's avoid a confrontation
  3. ⦿avert a strike
ontolex:lexicalized sense
  1. enl:fend off
  2. enl:forefend
  3. enl:forfend
  4. enl:head off
  5. enl:obviate
  6. enl:stave off
wn:interlingual indexili:i33990

Other

dc:Subjectverb.social
skos:is in schemehttps://en-word.net/
rdfs:label
  • fend offforefendforfendhead offobviatestave off
  • avertavoiddebardeflectfend offforefendforfendhead offobviatestave offward off