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avoid ; avoid to deliberately not go near a person or place ; stay away/keep away to avoid a person or place, especially a dangerous one ; steer clear of somebody/ ... avoid Wordfamily (noun) avoidance (adjective) avoidable≠unavoidable (verb) avoid (adverb) unavoidablyFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishavoida‧void/əˈvɔɪd/●●●S2W1verb[transitive]    1AVOIDtopreventsomethingbadfromhappening  Roadsafetyistaughttoyoungchildrentoavoidroadaccidents.  Itisimportanttotakemeasurestoavoidtheriskoffire.avoiddoingsomething  Therefugeeslefttoavoidgettingbombed.  Alannarrowlyavoidedanaccident.2AVOIDtostayawayfromsomeoneorsomething,ornotusesomething  EveryoneseemedtobeavoidingNick.  Shecarefullyavoidedhiseyes(=didnotlookdirectlyathisface).  Pregnantwomenshouldavoidcertainfoodssuchasraweggs.  Whydidyouspeaktohim?Youusuallyavoidhimliketheplague(=tryhardtoavoidhim).3AVOIDtodeliberatelynotdosomething,especiallysomethingwrong,dangerous,orharmful  Therearewaysoflegallyavoidingtaxes.avoiddoingsomething  Youshouldavoidover-spendinginthefirsthalfoftheyear. GrammarAvoidisfollowedbyan-ingform,notaninfinitive.Yousay:Theyareabletoavoidpayingtaxes.✗Don’tsay:Theyareabletoavoidtopaytaxes.THESAURUStoavoidapersonorplaceavoidtodeliberatelynotgonearapersonorplaceWhyhaveyoubeenavoidingme?WeavoidedParkStreetbecauseofthetraffic.stayaway/keepawaytoavoidapersonorplace,especiallyadangerousoneShewalkedalongthepath,keepingwellawayfromtheedgeofthecliff.Thatmanistrouble–I’dstayawayfromhim.steerclearofsomebody/somethinginformaltoavoidapersonorplace,becausetherecouldbeproblemsifyoudonotIusuallysteerclearofthekitchenwhenAlan’scooking.I’dsteerclearofMatthewifIwereyou.makeadetourtoavoidaplacebytravellingarounditinsteadofthroughthecentreWehadtomakealongdetourbecauseofthefloods.toavoiddoingsomethingavoidtofindawayofnotdoingsomethingthatyoushoulddoSomepeoplewilldoanythingtoavoidwork.getoutofsomethingtoavoiddoingsomethingyoushoulddoorsomethingyoupromisedtodo.GetoutofismorecommonthanavoidineverydayspokenEnglishWepromisedwe’dgo–wecan’tgetoutofitnow.wriggleoutofsomething(alsowiggleoutofsomethingAmericanEnglish)toavoiddoingsomethingyoushoulddobymakingupexcuses–usedtoshowdisapprovalHealwaysseemstowriggleoutofhelpingwiththekids.evadeformaltoavoiddoingsomethingthatlegallyormorallyyoushoulddo–usedespeciallyabouttaxesorresponsibilitiesItisanoffencetoevadetaxes.TheUScannotevadeitsresponsibilityforthewar. →SeeVerbtableExamplesfromtheCorpusavoid•Wetakeeveryprecautiontoavoidaccidents.•Thecompanyisanxioustoavoidanexpensivecourtcase.•Toavoidanypossibleembarrassmentthereceptionistshouldshowtheladytoaseatinthelounge.•Policewereanxioustoavoidanyuglysceneswhenthetwoboysmadetheirfirstappearanceincourtninedaysago.•Civiliancasualtiesmustbeavoidedatallcosts.•Pennyjumpedoutofthewaytoavoidbeinghitbythefallingbranch.•Thebookisintendedtohelpstudentsavoidcommonerrors.•She'sagoodmanager,becausesheneveravoidsdealingwiththeproblemsofherstaff.•Hopingtoavoiddelaysandembarrassingpublicity,inJulythecouncilstartedquietlypressuringPiketodisengagefromtheventure.•Exceptwhentheywerefilming,thetwoactorsavoidedeachotherliketheplague.•DriversareadvisedtoavoidElmStreettodayduetoheavytrafficandlongdelays.•Importdutiesonsomegoodscanbeavoidedifyouknowhow.•Journalistsnowsubjecthimtothescrutinyheavoidedinhisstealthyrise.•Wemust,aboveall,avoidinvolvementinthewar.•I'msureSarah'sbeenavoidingmerecently.•Haveyoubeenavoidingme?•HeavoidsmentioningHomeOfficeresearchthatsuggeststhatthereisarelationshipbetweendeprivationandcrime.•Childrenquicklylearnhowtoavoidpunishment.•Trytoavoidsubjectslikesexorreligionthatmightoffendpeople.•Butastheymindedtheirchurchbusiness,theycouldnotavoidtakingpoliticalstandsaswell.•Doyouthinkhe'sgoneawaytoavoidtalkingtothepolice?•Thedriverofthecarsaidhetriedtobraketoavoidtheaccident,butitwasalreadytoolate.•Typicalpolitician!Hejustkeptavoidingthequestion.•Iswitchedendsonthestretchertoavoidthestainfromthepieceofmeat.•Ihadtoswervetoavoidthetruck.•Imanagedtoavoidtheworstofthetraffic. narrowlyavoided•Thetorpedowasonlynarrowlyavoided.•AndChryslernarrowlyavoidedamajorstrikeinAugustatitsDetroitaxleplant,anotheragingfactorytargetedforshutdown.•Twochildreninthecarwererescuedunhurt,andawomaninsidethehousenarrowlyavoidedbeinghitbydebris.•Thiswasnarrowlyavoidedbyproducinganewprogrammingscheme,involvinglocalsponsorshipasthefuturefundersofindividualexhibitions.•AnarrowlyavoideddivorcescandalinvolvingaprominentMemberofParliament.avoid...liketheplague•Avoidclichesliketheplague!6.•Asyouknow,thebestcommercialtravelpicturesavoidpeopleliketheplague.•Butifyoujustwanttouseyourcomputerforword-processingorweb-surfing,avoiditliketheplague.•Ifnot,avoidliketheplague.•TheplacehasgivenoffabadodourforyearsandIhavealwaysavoideditliketheplague.•TheProfitbossavoidscommitteesliketheplague.•Treesevenlyspaced,atregulationheight,andallplumbvertical,mustbeavoidedliketheplague.•IguessIhaveavoideditliketheplague,withoutmuchwantingtoadmitmycowardice.FromLongmanBusinessDictionaryavoida‧void/əˈvɔɪd/verb[transitive]TAXLAWifyouavoidtax,youmanagetonotpayitlegally,forexamplebythewaythatyouenterprofitsorlossesintoyouraccountsInvestinginthiswayallowssaverstoavoidtaxuponwithdrawal.→compareevade—avoidancenoun[uncountable]Thereisaverythinlinebetweentaxavoidanceandtaxevasion.→SeeVerbtableOriginavoid(1300-1400)OldFrenchesvuidier,fromvuidier“toempty” Exercises Exercises Vocabularyexerciseshelpyoutolearnsynonyms,collocationsandidioms. IntermediateandAdvancedlevelgrammarpracticewithprogresstests. Listeningandpronunciation,exampreparationandmore! Moreresults fallinto/avoidthetrapofdoingsomething Seeallresults Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Power Islam Stocks&shares Drugs,medicines Seealltopics Wordoftheday decline adecreaseinthequality,quantity,orimportanceofsomething VerbtableavoidPresentI,you,we,theyavoidhe,she,itavoids >ViewMore PastI,you,he,she,it,we,theyavoidedPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhaveavoidedhe,she,ithasavoidedPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadavoidedFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillavoidFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhaveavoided >ViewLess PresentIamavoidinghe,she,itisavoiding >ViewMore you,we,theyareavoidingPastI,he,she,itwasavoidingyou,we,theywereavoidingPresentperfectI,you,we,theyhavebeenavoidinghe,she,ithasbeenavoidingPastperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theyhadbeenavoidingFutureI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillbeavoidingFutureperfectI,you,he,she,it,we,theywillhavebeenavoiding >ViewLess