Collocations for "divert"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "divert" in context.
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divert
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- divert your attention (away)
- [trying, attempting] to divert my attention
- divert your call
- automatically divert to voicemail
- divert traffic (away) from the [game, parade, accident]
- divert traffic to your [website, blog]
- divert [customers, consumers]
- divert from the [usual, norm]
- divert from traditional [thought, practice, policy]
- divert water from the [town, river]
'divert' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):