Avoid Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

Definition of avoid ; to keep away from : shun · avoiding ; b · to prevent the occurrence or effectiveness of avoid further delays ; c · to refrain ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut avoid verb SaveWord \ə-ˈvȯid \ avoided;avoiding;avoids Definitionofavoid transitiveverb 1a :tokeepawayfrom:shun Theyhavebeenavoidingme. b :topreventtheoccurrenceoreffectivenessof avoidfurtherdelays c :torefrainfrom avoidovereating 2 law :tomakelegallyvoid(seevoidentry1sense1a):annul avoidaplea 3 archaic :todepartorwithdrawfrom:leave 4 obsolete :void,expel OtherWordsfromavoid Synonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym MoreExampleSentences PhrasesContainingavoid LearnMoreAboutavoid OtherWordsfromavoid avoidable \ ə-​ˈvȯi-​də-​bəl \ adjective avoidably \ ə-​ˈvȯi-​də-​blē \ adverb avoider noun Synonymsforavoid Synonyms dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evade, finesse, getaround, scape, shake, shirk, shuffle(outof), shun, weasel(outof) VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforavoid escape,avoid,evade,elude,shun,eschewmeantogetawayorkeepawayfromsomething.escapestressesthefactofgettingawayorbeingpassedbynotnecessarilythrougheffortorbyconsciousintent. nothingescapeshersharpeyes avoidstressesforethoughtandcautioninkeepingclearofdangerordifficulty. trytoavoidpasterrors evadeimpliesadroitness,ingenuity,orlackofscrupleinescapingoravoiding. evadedthequestionbychangingthesubject eludeimpliesaslipperyorbafflingqualityinthepersonorthingthatescapes. whatsheseesinhimeludesme shunoftenimpliesanavoidingasamatterofhabitualpracticeorpolicyandmayimplyrepugnanceorabhorrence. youhaveshunnedyourresponsibilities eschewimpliesanavoidingorabstainingfromasunwiseordistasteful. aplaywrightwhoeschewsmelodrama ExamplesofavoidinaSentence Whydoyoukeepavoidingme? Shetookadetourtoavoidtheheavytraffic. Theysuccessfullyavoidedeachotherfordays. Hetriedhardtoavoidaccidents. Weneedtoavoidfurtherdelays. Hewascaughttryingtoavoidarrest. inanefforttoavoidconfusion I'mnotgoingtobelateifIcanavoidit. HowcanIavoidpayingtoomuchtax? Iamtryingtoavoidshowinganyhintoffavoritism. SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb Protestsanddemonstrations,meanwhile,continueinpopularEuropeantouristdestinations,andwhilemostofthemarepeaceful,travelersshouldalwaysbevigilantandavoidconflictswithsecurity. — BlaneBachelor,CNN,17Mar.2022 Taporclickformyprotipstoavoidransomwareandwhattodoifyourcompanyisattacked. — KimKomando,USATODAY,17Mar.2022 AnApplerepresentativesaidthissupportpageshowshowtoavoidandreportscams. — DanGoodin,ArsTechnica,16Mar.2022 ChinawantstoprotectitselffromsecondarysanctionsfromtheWest,preventitsweapontechnologyfrombeingpassedontofoeslikeIndia,andavoidbeingdraggeddirectlyintotheconflict. — GradyMcgregor,Fortune,15Mar.2022 Thesourcealsosaidthatthetwohavebeenmakinganefforttoavoidbeingphotographedandkeeptheirlifeasprivateaspossible. — EricaGonzales,Harper'sBAZAAR,14Mar.2022 Theteamschedulesdowntimebetweenseasonstostayfresh,avoidburnout,andpromotelongevity. — MollyHanson,OutsideOnline,14Mar.2022 SomeofTsingshan’sbrokersdesperatelytriedtobuythosenickelcontractsbacktostemlossesandavoidescalatingmargincalls. — JoeWallace,WSJ,13Mar.2022 Driversareencouragedtoseekalternateroutesandavoidthearea. — al,13Mar.2022 SeeMore Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'avoid.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. PhrasesContainingavoid avoid(someoneorsomething)liketheplague avoid(someoneorsomething)liketheplague FirstKnownUseofavoid 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense2 HistoryandEtymologyforavoid MiddleEnglish,fromAnglo-Frenchavoider,alterationofOldFrenchesvuider,fromes-(fromLatinex-)+vuidertoempty—moreatvoidentry3 LearnMoreAboutavoid Shareavoid PosttheDefinitionofavoidtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofavoidonTwitter TimeTravelerforavoid Thefirstknownuseofavoidwas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearavoid avogram avoid avoidance SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforavoid LastUpdated 20Mar2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Avoid.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avoid.Accessed31Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforavoid avoid verb \ə-ˈvȯid \ avoided;avoiding KidsDefinitionofavoid 1 :tokeepawayfrom Areyouavoidingme? 2 :tokeepfromhappening avoidmistakes 3 :tokeepfromdoingorbeing Brianturnedbacktoavoidembarrassingthepilot…—GaryPaulsen,Hatchet avoid transitiveverb Legal Definitionofavoid 1 :tomakevoidorundo:annul thetrusteemayavoidanytransferofinterestofthedebtorinproperty—U.S.Code 2 :torespondto(anallegationoraverment)bydeclaringthatfactsallegeddonotresultinliability avermentsinapleadingtowhichnoresponsivepleadingisrequiredorpermittedshallbetakenasdeniedoravoided—U.S.Code —seealsoconfessionandavoidance—comparedeny 3 :topreventtheoccurrenceoforresponsibilityforespeciallythroughlawfulmeans avoidatax —compareevade OtherWordsfromavoid avoidability noun avoidable adjective avoidance noun HistoryandEtymologyforavoid modificationofOldFrenchesvuidertodestroy,literally,toempty,fromes-out+vuidertoempty MorefromMerriam-Websteronavoid Nglish:TranslationofavoidforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofavoidforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY malleable SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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