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diverted

di·vert
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-vurt, dahy-]
    • /dɪˈvɜrt, daɪ-/
    • /daɪˈvɜːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-vurt, dahy-]
    • /dɪˈvɜrt, daɪ-/

Definitions of diverted word

  • verb with object diverted to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect. 1
  • verb with object diverted British. to route (traffic) on a detour. 1
  • verb with object diverted to draw off to a different course, purpose, etc. 1
  • verb with object diverted to distract from serious occupation; entertain or amuse. 1
  • verb without object diverted to turn aside; veer: It is sad to see so much talent divert to trivial occupations. 1
  • noun diverted That has been subject to diversion. 1
See all 7 definitions of diverted

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Origin of diverted

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English < Latin dīvertere, equivalent to dī- di-2 + vertere to turn

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Parts of speech for Diverted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Diverted

diverted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for diverted

adj diverted

  • used — previously used or owned; secondhand: a used car.
  • amused — If you are amused by something, it makes you want to laugh or smile.
  • averted — to turn away or aside: to avert one's eyes.
  • sidetracked — any railroad track, other than a siding, auxiliary to the main track.
  • preempted — to occupy (land) in order to establish a prior right to buy.

adjective diverted

  • changed — Simple past tense and past participle of change.
All 8 Synonyms of diverted

Antonyms for diverted

adj diverted

  • bored — If you are bored, you feel tired and impatient because you have lost interest in something or because you have nothing to do.
  • depressed — If you are depressed, you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
All 2 Antonyms of diverted

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Related words

  • amused

    If you are amused by something, it makes you want to laugh or smile.

  • augean stables

    the stables, not cleaned for 30 years, where King Augeas kept 3000 oxen. Hercules diverted the River Alpheus through them and cleaned them in a day

  • black-bag

    of, relating to, or distributing money for expenses that has been diverted from the regular budget: Black-bag funds have paid for much overseas travel by the military.

  • distractibility

    inability to sustain one's attention or attentiveness, which is rapidly diverted from one topic to another: a symptom of a variety of mental disorders, as manic disorder, schizophrenia, or anxiety states.

  • ground sluice

    a trench, cut through a placer or through bedrock, through which a stream is diverted in order to dislodge and wash the gravel.

  • owens

    Sir Richard, 1804–92, English zoologist and anatomist.
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