How to pronounce avert in British English
“avert” pronunciation by British speakers
Listen to avert the way British speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “avert” in: all accents · American English (383 clips)
“avert” in real sentences — British speakers
105 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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We must not avert our eyes.
The Scottish Parliament
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avert the losses both now and in the future?
UK Parliament
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concluded that “only swift and drastic action can avert irrevocable damage to world”.
The Scottish Parliament
Words that sound like “avert”
Words one sound away from avert — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “avert”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of avert. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.