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  (ə-void') pronunciation
tr.v., a·void·ed, a·void·ing, a·voids.
  1. To stay clear of; shun. See synonyms at escape.
  2. To keep from happening: avoid illness with rest and a balanced diet.
  3. Law. To annul or make void; invalidate.
  4. Obsolete. To void or expel.

[Middle English avoiden, from Anglo-Norman avoider, to empty out, variant of Old French esvuidier : es-, out (from Latin ex-; see ex–) + vuidier, to empty (from voide, empty; see void).]

avoidable a·void'a·ble adj.
avoidably a·void'a·bly adv.
avoider a·void'er n.
 
 
Thesaurus: avoid

verb

    To keep away from: burke, bypass, circumvent, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, get around, shun. Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keepstaysteerclear of. See seek/avoid.

 
Antonyms: avoid

v

Definition: refrain or stay away from; prevent
Antonyms: face, meet, seek, want


 

To annul, cancel, make void, or to destroy the efficacy of anything. 211 A. 2d 38, 41.

 
Word Tutor: avoid
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To keep away from; to keep from happening.

pronunciation Let a man avoid evil deeds as a man who loves life avoids poison.

Tutor's tip: It's silly to "avoid" (evase, shun) arenas just because they are "ovoid" (egg-shaped) structures.

 
Translations: Translations for: Avoid

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - undgå, afholde sig fra, undvige

idioms:

  • avoid like the plague    sky som pesten

Nederlands (Dutch)
vermijden, ontwijken, ontlopen, voorkomen, ongeldig maken/ verklaren, annuleren

Français (French)
v. tr. - éviter, échapper à, esquiver, fuir

idioms:

  • avoid like the plague    fuir (qn/qch) comme la peste

Deutsch (German)
v. - vermeiden, meiden, annullieren, ausweichen

idioms:

  • avoid like the plague    jmdn. wie die Pest meiden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποφεύγω, γλιτώνω (τον κόπο κτλ.), (νομ.) ακυρώνω

idioms:

  • avoid like the plague    αποφεύγω όπως ο διάβολος το λιβάνι

Italiano (Italian)
evitare, rescindere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - evitar, esquivar-se, escapar

Русский (Russian)
избегать, уклониться, сторониться, аннулировать, увиливать, прятаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - evitar, evadir, rehuir, sortear, prevenir, anular, eludir, huir

idioms:

  • avoid like the plague    huir de alguien/algo como de la peste o del demonio

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - undvika, undgå, upphäva

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
躲开, 避开, 使无效, 避免, 撤销

idioms:

  • avoid like the plague    竭力避免

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 躲開, 避開, 使無效, 避免, 撤銷

idioms:

  • avoid like the plague    竭力避免

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 을 피하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - よける, 避ける, 無効にする

idioms:

  • avoid someone/something like the plague    ~に近寄らない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتجنب, يتفادى, يلغي, يبطل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נמנע מ-, התחמק מ-, ביטל (צו)‬


 
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