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. — deniko
ruЯ надеялся избежать этой проблемы. — sharptoothed
I've been trying to avoid Tom.
Я намагаюся уникати Тома. — deniko
How can we avoid that problem?
Як ми можемо уникнути цієї проблеми? — deniko
ruКак нам избежать этой проблемы? — marafon
Tom is still trying to avoid Mary.
Том усе ще намається уникати Мері. — deniko
Tom is trying to avoid arguing with Mary.
Том намагається уникати суперечок із Мері. — deniko
ruТом старается не спорить с Мэри. — marafon
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