divert
To turn aside from a courseTo turn aside from a course.
» Planes can be diverted.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To turn aside from a course.
The workers diverted the stream away from the road.
turn aside; turn away from
(transitive)To distract.
Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.
ablenken
отвлека́тьotvlekátʹ, отвле́чьotvléčʹ
(transitive)To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)
unterhalten
развлека́тьrazvlekátʹ, развле́чьrazvléčʹ, забавля́тьzabavljátʹ
(intransitive, obsolete)To turn aside; to digress.
umlenken, umleiten
отводи́тьotvodítʹ, отвести́otvestí, отклоня́тьotklonjátʹ
Examples
33 sentencesPlanes can be diverted.
Sami's screams diverted the jury's attention.
Carlos shouldn’t divert from his mission.
Dmitri managed to divert the zombies.
The audience was diverted with funny stories.
deDas Publikum wurde mit lustigen Geschichten abgelenkt. — Zaghawa
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English diverten, Old French divertir (“to turn or go different ways, part, seFrom Middle English diverten, Old French divertir (“to turn or go different ways, part, separate, divert”), from Latin di- (“apart”) + vertere (“to turn”); see verse.
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Forms
diverts, diverting, diverted, divertedSynonyms
6 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle