divert – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of divert

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to divert
Participle: diverted
Gerund: diverting

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Idivert
youdivert
he;she;itdiverts
wedivert
youdivert
theydivert

Perfect

Ihave diverted
youhave diverted
he;she;ithas diverted
wehave diverted
youhave diverted
theyhave diverted

Past

Idiverted
youdiverted
he;she;itdiverted
wediverted
youdiverted
theydiverted

Pluperfect

Ihad diverted
youhad diverted
he;she;ithad diverted
wehad diverted
youhad diverted
theyhad diverted

Future

Iwill divert
youwill divert
he;she;itwill divert
wewill divert
youwill divert
theywill divert

Future Perfect

Iwill have diverted
youwill have diverted
he;she;itwill have diverted
wewill have diverted
youwill have diverted
theywill have diverted

Subjunctive

Present

Idivert
youdivert
he;she;itdivert
wedivert
youdivert
theydivert

Perfect

Ihave diverted
youhave diverted
he;she;ithave diverted
wehave diverted
youhave diverted
theyhave diverted

Imperfect

Idiverted
youdiverted
he;she;itdiverted
wediverted
youdiverted
theydiverted

Pluperfect

Ihad diverted
youhad diverted
he;she;ithad diverted
wehad diverted
youhad diverted
theyhad diverted

Conditional

Present

Iwould divert
youwould divert
he;she;itwould divert
wewould divert
youwould divert
theywould divert

Perfect

Iwould have diverted
youwould have diverted
he;she;itwould have diverted
wewould have diverted
youwould have diverted
theywould have diverted

Imperative

youdivert
weLet's divert
youdivert

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam diverting
youare diverting
he;she;itis diverting
weare diverting
youare diverting
theyare diverting

Perfect

Ihave been diverting
youhave been diverting
he;she;ithas been diverting
wehave been diverting
youhave been diverting
theyhave been diverting

Past

Iwas diverting
youwere diverting
he;she;itwas diverting
wewere diverting
youwere diverting
theywere diverting

Pluperfect

Ihad been diverting
youhad been diverting
he;she;ithad been diverting
wehad been diverting
youhad been diverting
theyhad been diverting

Future

Iwill be diverting
youwill be diverting
he;she;itwill be diverting
wewill be diverting
youwill be diverting
theywill be diverting

Future Perfect

Iwill have been diverting
youwill have been diverting
he;she;itwill have been diverting
wewill have been diverting
youwill have been diverting
theywill have been diverting

Conditional

Present

Iwould be diverting
youwould be diverting
he;she;itwould be diverting
wewould be diverting
youwould be diverting
theywould be diverting

Perfect

Iwould have been diverting
youwould have been diverting
he;she;itwould have been diverting
wewould have been diverting
youwould have been diverting
theywould have been diverting

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'divert'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'divert'

divest, advert, avert, civet, desert, devest, diet, digest, direct, dirt,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

deflect
turn, avert, redirect
amuse
relax, delight, beguile, distract, entertain, exhilarate, gratify

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. 1430, from M.Fr. divertir, from L. divertere "in different directions," blended with devertere "turn aside," from dis- "aside" and de- "from" + vertere "to turn" (see versus).
2. From Middle English diverten, Old French divertir (“to turn or go different ways, part, separate, divert”), from Latin di- (“apart”) + vertere (“to turn”); see verse.

Verbs referencing "divert"

Spanish divertir.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] that he was from Kentucky, seemed evidently disposed to cultivate his acquaintance; in which design she was seconded by the graces of her little girl, who was about as pretty a plaything as ever diverted the weariness of a fortnight's trip on a steamboat. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • What will you do about those? You'll get a call now Talk, you'll know 'Yes, Mari' Our trucks on the highway are being diverted to some other route, Anna (Magudam)