DIVERT


Meaning of DIVERT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ daɪvɜ:(r)t, AM dɪ- ]

( diverts, diverting, diverted)

1.

To divert vehicles or travellers means to make them follow a different route or go to a different destination than they originally intended. You can also say that someone or something diverts from a particular route or to a particular place. ( BRIT; in AM, use detour )

...Rainham Marshes, east London, where a new bypass will divert traffic from the A13...

We diverted a plane to rescue 100 passengers...

She insists on diverting to a village close to the airport...

VERB : V n from/to n , V n , V from/to n

2.

To divert money or resources means to cause them to be used for a different purpose.

The government is trying to divert more public funds from west to east.

VERB : V n prep / adv , also V n

3.

To divert a phone call means to send it to a different number or place from the one that was dialled by the person making the call.

He instructed switchboard staff to divert all Laura’s calls to him.

VERB : V n prep / adv , also V n

4.

If you say that someone diverts your attention from something important or serious, you disapprove of them behaving or talking in a way that stops you thinking about it.

They want to divert the attention of the people from the real issues.

= distract

VERB : V n prep / adv [ disapproval ]

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