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▸  average out PHRASAL VERB If a set of numbers average out to a particular figure or if you average them out to that figure, their average is calculated to be that figure. □ [V P + to/at ] Last year the Police lost nearly 27,000 hours to sick leave, which averages out at eight days per officer. □ [V n P ] Averaging it out between us there's less than £10 a month each to live on. [Also V P n]

averse /əvɜː ^r s/ ADJ [usu with neg] If you say that you are not averse to something, you mean that you quite like it or quite want to do it. [FORMAL ] □ [+ to ] He's not averse to publicity, of the right kind.

aver|sion /əvɜː ^r ʃ ^ə n, [AM ] -ʒ ^ə n/ (aversions ) N‑VAR If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much. □ [+ to/for ] Many people have a natural and emotional aversion to insects.

avert /əvɜː ^r t/ (averts , averting , averted )

1 VERB If you avert something unpleasant, you prevent it from happening. □ [V n] Talks with the teachers' union over the weekend have averted a strike.

2 VERB If you avert your eyes or gaze from someone or something, you look away from them. [Also V n from n]

a|vi|an flu /e I viən fluː/ N‑UNCOUNT Avian flu is a serious illness that can be transmitted to people from chickens, ducks, and other birds.

aviary /e I vjəri/ (aviaries ) N‑COUNT An aviary is a large cage or covered area in which birds are kept.

avia|tion /e I vie I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Aviation is the operation and production of aircraft.

avia|tor /e I vie I tə ^r / (aviators ) N‑COUNT An aviator is a pilot of a plane, especially in the early days of flying. [OLD-FASHIONED ]

avid /æ v I d/

1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do. □  He misses not having enough books because he's an avid reader. ●  av|id|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  Thank you for a most entertaining magazine, which I read avidly each month.

2 ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you say that someone is avid for something, you mean that they are very eager to get it. □ [+ for ] He was intensely eager, indeed avid, for wealth. ●  av|id|ly ADV [ADV with v] □  Western suppliers too are competing avidly for business abroad.

avi|on|ics /e I viɒ n I ks/ N‑UNCOUNT Avionics is the science of electronics used in aviation. [TECHNICAL ]

avo|ca|do /æ vəkɑː doʊ/ (avocados ) in BRIT, also use avocado pear N‑VAR Avocados are pear-shaped vegetables, with hard skins and large stones, which are usually eaten raw.

avo|ca|tion /æ voʊke I ʃ ^ə n/ (avocations ) N‑VAR Your avocation is a job or activity that you do because you are interested in it, rather than to earn your living. [FORMAL ] □  He was a printer by trade and naturalist by avocation.

avoid ◆◆◇ /əvɔ I d/ (avoids , avoiding , avoided )

1 VERB If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening. □ [V n] The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster. □ [V v-ing] Women have to dress modestly, to avoid being harassed by the locals.

2 VERB If you avoid doing something, you choose not to do it, or you put yourself in a situation where you do not have to do it. □ [V v-ing] Swann managed to avoid learning that lesson for a long time. □ [V n] He was always careful to avoid embarrassment.

3 VERB If you avoid a person or thing, you keep away from them. When talking to someone, if you avoid the subject, you keep the conversation away from a particular topic. □ [V n] She eventually had to lock herself in the toilets to avoid him.