7. The act of coming between persons or objects; especially interference with the acts of others.
8. To come upon; to find out or discover.
9. Revenue is that which comes back, as from an investment; income from all forms of one's property.
10. To stop or hinder from happening by means of previous measures. Originally prevent meant to come before; as in Matt. xvii:25: “When Peter was come into the house, Jesus prevented him.”
vers, vert = turn.
| 1. ad verse, to (against) | 10. in vert, into |
| 2. ad vers ity, state of | 11. per verse, thoroughly |
| 3. ad vert, to | 12. re verse, back |
| 4. ad vert ise, act of | 13. trans verse, across |
| 5. a vers ion, away | 14. versat ile, capable of |
| 6. a vert, away | 15. vers ion, that which |
| 7. di verse, apart | 16. vertex |
| 8. di version, aside | 17. vertigo |
| 9. di vorce, apart | 18. vortex |
1. Turned against; antagonistic. Adverse winds. “Error is adverse to human happiness.”
2. State of adverse fortune; a condition of calamity, distress, or unhappiness. “Ye have this day rejected your God, who himself saved you out of all adversities.”
3. To turn the mind or attention to; as, “I will only advert to some leading points in the argument.”—Emerson.
4. To advertise an article is to cause the public to turn attention to it.