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   avoid

   /əˈvɔɪd/

   verb

   • 1. keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something): "avoid excessive exposure to the sun" Similar keep away fromstay away fromsteer clear ofcircumventgive a wide berth togive something a misskeep at arm's lengthfight shy ofabstain fromrefrain fromabstain fromdesist fromforbear fromeschewOpposite confrontindulge
   • ▪ contrive not to meet (someone): "boys queued up to take Gloria out, but avoided Deirdre" Similar shunstay away fromevadekeep one's distance fromhide fromeludeignoreinformal, dated:give someone the go-byarchaic:bilkOpposite seek out
   • ▪ not go to or through (a place): "this route avoids downtown Boston"
   • ▪ prevent from happening: "book early to avoid disappointment"
   • 2. repudiate, nullify, or render void (a decree or contract): "if the original owner had avoided his contract with the rogue, ownership of the goods would have reverted to him"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French evuider ‘clear out, get rid of’, from vuide ‘empty’ (see void).

   Derivatives

   • 1. avoider noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   What does avoid mean in English?

   • [VERB verb-ing] If you avoid doing something, you choose not to do it, or you put yourself in a situation where you do not have to do it. Swann managed to avoid learning that lesson for a long time. [VERB verb-ing] He was always careful to avoid embarrassment. [VERB noun] If you avoid a person or thing, you keep away from them.

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   What does avoiding a person mean?

   • to keep away from somebody/something; to try not to do something avoid somebody/something He's been avoiding me all week. She kept avoiding my eyes (= avoided looking at me). By staying at home he manages to avoid all contact with strangers. Certain foods should be avoided during pregnancy. I left early to avoid the rush hour.

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   What does it mean if you avoid something unpleasant?

   • If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening. The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster. [VERB noun] She took a different route to work to avoid getting stuck in traffic. [VERB verb-ing]

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   What does it mean if you avoid a subject?

   • [VERB noun] If you avoid a person or thing, you keep away from them. When talking to someone, if you avoid the subject, you keep the conversation away from a particular topic. She eventually had to lock herself in the toilets to avoid him. [VERB noun] All through lunch he had carefully avoided the subject of the house. [VERB noun]

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     AVOID definicja: 1. to stay away from someone or something:...

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     AVOID translate: ～を避ける , よける, ～を防止する, 回避する, ～をまぬがれる, 避（さ）ける,...

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    The verb avoid means to stop yourself from doing something or to keep something from happening. You might avoid the old lady next door who smells funny and always wants to pinch your cheek, or you could avoid a certain dangerous neighborhood in your city by taking a different route when you're walking home.