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avoid English

Meaning avoid meaning

What does avoid mean?
Definitions in simple English

avoid Verb

— When you avoid something, you stay away from it or you don't do it. Are you avoiding me? You can't avoid doing your homework.

avoid

— verb stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something Her former friends now avoid her — verb (= avert, head off) prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening Let's avoid a confrontation head off a confrontation avert a strike — verb refrain from doing something She refrains from calling her therapist too often He should avoid publishing his wife's memories — verb (= keep off) refrain from certain foods or beverages I keep off drugs During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day — verb (= annul, void) declare invalid The contract was annulled void a plea

Synonyms avoid synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as avoid?

avoid English » English

evade shun dodge elude escape shirk keep away from eschew avert refrain sidestep run away circumvent abstain from miss duck steer clear of stay away refrain from parry neglect annul slight shrink from reject omit keep off keep clear of hold back go around give up forbear flee disregard beware alienate ward off prevent obviate not want get away from fend off escape from distance oneself from cease abstain void tread lightly taboo stop

Topics avoid topics

What do people use avoid to talk about?
Language and thought Soul, spirit Mental state

Ignore
Language and thought Want Ask permission

Prevent
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to someone in trouble

Save from trouble
Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Respond to trouble

Avoid
Physical actions Move Pursue

Escape

Conjugation avoid conjugation

How do you conjugate avoid?

avoid · verb

Examples avoid examples

How do I use avoid in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Avoid the appearance of evil.
We have to avoid war at any price.
Tom started to avoid people.
He is rude and ignorant and people avoid him.
There are subjects that I avoid.
Tom tries to avoid conflict whenever possible.
She tried to avoid looking at him.
Nobody can avoid death.
An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his field, and how to avoid them.
Avoid opening the window; I have no great desire to feel air currents on my back.
Try to avoid bad company.
Mary pretended she was sick to avoid going to school.
Don't avoid my question.
Hideo turned the steering wheel sharply to avoid the bicyclist.
We have to avoid the nuclear war by all means.
You should avoid making such a mistake.
How did the thief manage to avoid being caught?
Thanks to the opportunity, we were able to avoid substantial effort.
Avoid smoking excessively.
Avoid crossing this street when it is raining.

Movie subtitles

I know. That's why I'm trying to avoid her.
Mr. Attorney. For the convenience of the investigation of the Ribonard case and to avoid confrontation and also to protect the life of the prisoner extradited from Louvain, it is desirable he is not seen by anyone.
Accordingly, you will avoid having to carry out the death sentence passed upon the infanticide. Victorine Lippert, whose petition for clemency has been turned down.
As the Government desires above all things to avoid conflict between the islands under its rule,. it demands the arrest of this man and woman wherever found.
Now, you avoid any excitement. and stop worrying about business.
MAYBE WE CAN STILL AVOID THIS TERRIBLE WAR.
Now, at all costs, we must avoid a panic spreading.
Avoid the Horn altogether.
I hoped to avoid this.
Avoid what, sir?
And, after all, you can't avoid seeing Madge sometime, can you?
I am up here in your interest and to protect the hotel. - We wish to avoid any scandal.
Then do this. The next time you feel this influence, don't avoid it.
One must know when to seek publicity and when to avoid it.
The only way to avoid violence is to turn my back on my cyborg body.
So be it, then. Looks like we won't avoid war.
I think that I was able to find it, a way for us to avoid fighting.
You even avoid us!
The access to the underground hall. lf you fear discovery, avoid it from now on.
To avoid bloodshed, we suggest you give in.
I had hoped to avoid bringing to court a brave young officer recently blinded in the course of heroic duty.
Maybe we can still avoid this war.
Not if Her Majesty will tell me why she continues to avoid me.
Avoid these three vices and I can always be hopeful for you.
Well, to tell you the truth, I prefer to avoid them just now.
At times like these. it's best to avoid the commotion.
You know, brothers rarely avoid these little things.
Let's not bother about him, and just avoid him.
SAM, YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO AVOID ME FOREVER!
Tore felt how the current got hold of him and used his last ounce of strength. to avoid falling prey to the enormous forces of nature.
But there's a way you can avoid going to the penitentiary, Miss Graham.
But you can avoid that if you'll just do what I ask you.
All I want is to avoid getting hit.
Why do you avoid me?
I know how to avoid accidents this summer.
Let us avoid such feelings.
We wish to avoid any scandal. - Scandal?
To avoid the severance of the ancestral line. The blood must be preserved.
I COULD NOT AVOID NOTICING THEM.

News and current affairs

The most critical issue isn't any rise or fall in emissions. It is how much climate damage we can avoid.
Above all, we need to show patience with the new governments of the countries we hope to see evolving toward democracy, and avoid the tendency to expect instant gratification.
A decentralized system will respond better to local needs and avoid an over-bureaucratic public sector.
Indeed, only an ongoing skepticism of fashionable political nostrums - both of the statist and market fundamentalist variety - can promote pluralism and tolerance, and avoid a ballooning of the bureaucracy that enfeebles our economy.
Yet at the same time, the corporate sector lobbies aggressively to gut environmental regulations, slash corporate-tax rates, and avoid their own responsibility for ecological destruction.
To cause a significant current evil in order to avoid a possible future danger when our knowledge is limited and our judgments uncertain is, Greenspan believes, unwise.
Unless we are convinced of the Dreamliner's ability to avoid stall speed, it makes no sense to talk about all the ways in which it will enhance the travel experience for millions of people around the world.
I do think America has made it quite clear that it is in the interest both of America and China to avoid situations in which they will be pushed toward a collision.
And Machiavelli made it clear that hatred is something a prince should carefully avoid.
But it will take strong leadership by the president-elect to avoid it.
The latter status may or may not include a path to residency and citizenship; fudging the issue may be a negotiating tactic to avoid debate over whether this is a form of disguised amnesty (which, fortunately, to a certain extent, it is).
A large fiscal deficit increases the need for foreign funds to avoid crowding out private investment.
As a result, many companies are taking steps now to limit their emissions to avoid future financial liabilities and a lack of investor confidence.
The Bush administration continues to delay and to avoid sound science.
The mainstream media's tendency to avoid checking out or reporting what is actually newsworthy in Internet conspiracy theories partly reflects class bias.
Global macroeconomic stability requires that we avoid such large current-account imbalances in the future.
Women writers wrote exquisite poetry and prose, and they were officially recognized as the equals (well, almost) of their male peers; but they tended to avoid certain topics - and war was a man's business.
We Europeans must favor stability, create a real spirit of co-ownership, and promote political responsibility.In this new framework, the EU should avoid excessive conditionality, especially during the transition period.
For starters, to avoid the kind of obstructionism that prevailed in the last eight years, the next president must engage Congress directly and actively.
To avoid the shortfall in aggregate demand that might arise from an abrupt surge in saving, these measures should be phased in over a period of 3-5 years.
Externally, major trading partners and holders of advanced-country assets can support rebalancing by agreeing to avoid sudden and potentially destabilizing shifts in the composition of their balance sheets.
It is how much climate damage we can avoid.
The name comes from the number of parts per million of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that, according to Jim Hansen, perhaps the world's leading climate scientist, we should not exceed if we are to avoid potentially catastrophic climate change.
As the deal was intended to avoid a nuclear standoff with Iran, why was there so much outrage in the US and the West?

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