diverted

5 definitions • 5 examples

past simple and past participle of

to cause something or someone to change direction:

Traffic will be diverted through the side streets while the main road is resurfaced.

be diverted to Our flight had to be diverted to Newark because of the storm.

to use something for a different purpose:

Should more funds/money/resources be diverted from roads into railways?

to take someone's attention away from something:

divert attention from The war has diverted attention from the country's economic problems.

to entertain someone:

It's a great game for diverting restless kids on long car rides .