escape, avoid, evade, elude, shun, eschew mean to get away or keep away from something.
escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily through effort or by conscious.
AVOID definition: 1.
to stay away from someone or something: 2.
to prevent something from happening or to not allow..
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AVOID definition: to keep away from; keep clear of; shun.
See examples of avoid used in a sentence.
1.
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person.
2.
to prevent from happening: to avoid falling.
3.
Law.
to make void or of no effect; invalidate; annul.
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.
Mar 20, 2026 · avoid (third-person singular simple present avoids, present participle avoiding, simple past and past participle avoided) (transitive) To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.
Avoid, escape mean to come through a potentially harmful or unpleasant experience, without suffering serious consequences.
To avoid is to succeed in keeping away from something dangerous or.
