avoid
To try not to meet or communicate withTo try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.
» I'd hoped to avoid this problem.
Я надеялся избежать этой проблемы.
Я сподівався уникнути цієї проблеми.
Я сподівалася уникнути цієї проблеми.
Meaning
12 senses(transitive)To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.
(transitive)To stay out of the way of (something harmful).
I avoided the slap easily.
One town was flooded from the storm, while the other town avoided the storm.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
(transitive)To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
I try to avoid the company of gamblers.
meiden, fernbleiben
избега́тьizbegátʹ, избежа́тьizbežátʹ, уклоня́тьсяuklonjátʹsja
уника́тиunykáty, уни́кнутиunýknuty, ухиля́тисяuxyljátysja
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off
(transitive)To try not to do something or to have something happen.
vermeiden
(transitive)To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
(transitive)To defeat or evade; to invalidate.
entkräften, abwerten, abschwächen
отменя́тьotmenjátʹ, отмени́тьotmenítʹ, аннули́роватьannulírovatʹ
(obsolete, transitive)To make empty; to clear.
(obsolete, transitive)To emit or throw out; to void.
(obsolete, transitive)To leave, evacuate; to leave as empty, to withdraw or come away from.
(obsolete, transitive)To get rid of.
(intransitive, obsolete)To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away.
(intransitive, obsolete)To become void or vacant.
Examples
1714 sentencesI'd hoped to avoid this problem.
Я сподівався уникнути цієї проблеми.
ruЯ надеялся избежать этой проблемы.
I've been trying to avoid Tom.
Я намагаюся уникати Тома.
How can we avoid that problem?
Як ми можемо уникнути цієї проблеми?
ruКак нам избежать этой проблемы?
Tom is still trying to avoid Mary.
Том усе ще намається уникати Мері.
Tom is trying to avoid arguing with Mary.
Том намагається уникати суперечок із Мері.
ruТом старается не спорить с Мэри.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English avoiden, from Anglo-Norman avoider, Old French esvuidier (“to empty ouFrom Middle English avoiden, from Anglo-Norman avoider, Old French esvuidier (“to empty out”), from es- + vuidier, from Vulgar Latin *vocitāre < Vulgar Latin *vocitum, ultimately related to Latin vacuus. Displaced native Old English forbūgan (literally “to bend away from”).
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Forms
avoids, avoiding, avoided, avoidedSynonyms
36 synonymsAntonyms
6 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
12 patterns- try to avoid
- avoid the rush
- wanted to avoid
- to avoid hitting
- swerved to avoid
- avoid doing doing
- avoid rush hour
- avoid hitting a
- has been avoiding
- to avoid the
- avoid talking about
- best to avoid