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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Usage notes 1.3.2 Translations

[ English

[ Etymology

From Anglo-Norman avoider, from Old French esvuider (es- + vuider).

[ Pronunciation

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• IPA: /əˈvɔɪd/, SAMPA: /@"vOId/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪd

[ Verb

Infinitive to avoid

Third person singular avoids

Simple past avoided

Past participle avoided

Present participle avoiding

to avoid (third-person singular simple present avoids, present participle avoiding, simple past and past participle avoided)

1. (transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor not to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters.
2. (transitive) (obsolete) To empty.
3. (transitive) (obsolete) To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.
4. (transitive) (obsolete) To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from.
5. (transitive) (obsolete) To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute (esp. a contract).
6. (transitive) (obsolete) To get rid of.
7. (transitive) (obsolete) To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter.
8. (intransitive) (obsolete) To retire; to withdraw.
9. (intransitive) (obsolete) To become void or vacant.

[ Usage notes

• This is a catenative verb that takes thee gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

[ Translations

to keep away from

CJKV Characters: 避 Czech: vyhnout se Dutch: mijden Finnish: välttää (5), karttaa (5) French: éviter German: vermeiden, meiden Greek: αποφεύγω

Italian: evitare Japanese: 避ける (sakeru) Latin: vitare Polish: unikać (5) Russian: избегать /izbegat'/ Spanish: evitar Swedish: undvika (5) Hungarian: elkerül