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Is there any difference between "avert" and "avoid"?
Nov 1, 2017 3:56 PM
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I would say avert is a bit more active, in that you do something to stop a problem. Avoid just means you steer clear of the problem
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Chinese (Mandarin), Chinese (Shanghainese), English, Japanese
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