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to divert
01
to change direction or take a different course
Intransitive
Examples
Road construction forced the city buses to divert from their usual route.
The river diverts to the east before reaching the main channel.
02
to engage or occupy someone in an amusing or enjoyable manner
Transitive: to divert sb
Examples
The magician 's tricks were so captivating that they diverted the children for hours.
While the children were diverted by the magician's tricks, some parents felt the performance was too repetitive.
03
to cause someone or something to change direction
Transitive: to divert sb/sth somewhere
Examples
The river 's unexpected flooding prompted the emergency response team to divert residents to safer areas.
Air traffic control had to divert several incoming flights to different runways.
04
to redirect money, materials, or resources from their original intended purpose to another use
Transitive: to divert money or resources
Examples
The company decided to divert funds from marketing to research and development.
Due to the emergency, they had to divert the supplies meant for the original project to disaster relief efforts.
05
to distract or shift someone's attention or focus away from something
Transitive: to divert someone's attention or focus
Examples
The entertaining movie was enough to divert my attention from the stressful day.
His clever jokes were meant to divert the team's focus during the tense meeting.
06
to arrange for incoming telephone calls to be redirected to another number
Transitive: to divert a call to another number
Examples
She decided to divert her business calls to her colleague's phone while she was on vacation.
In case of an emergency, you can divert the calls to the on-call technician.
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