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# averse

adjective (averse) — used after a verb

«averse» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not liking something or strongly against it: «averse to» something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/averse/#m1)
2. «Not averse to» means quite happy to (a polite, slightly joking way to say you like it). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/averse/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in formal talk and writing: «risk-averse» people avoid risks. Phrases: «averse to», «not averse to», «risk-averse».

### Examples

- He's averse to getting up early. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/averse/#x1)
- I'm not averse to a second slice of cake! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/averse/#x2)
- The cat is averse to water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/averse/#x3)
- Some people are risk-averse with money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/averse/#x4)
- She was averse to the idea of camping. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/averse/#x5)
- Grandpa isn't averse to a joke. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/averse/#x6)
- Sigurd was not averse to this, and asked his father where he thought it best to look for a wife. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/averse/#x7)

### Note

Trap: «averse» (disliking) vs «adverse» (harmful, bad: «adverse weather»). Used after verbs: «He is averse to…».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «averse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/averse/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«averse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/averse.html) on Mova free.