Definitions for avoid
əˈvɔɪdavoid

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.5 / 4 votes

1. avoidverb

   stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

   "Her former friends now avoid her"

2. debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward offverb

   prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

   "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"

3. avoidverb

   refrain from doing something

   "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"

4. keep off, avoidverb

   refrain from certain foods or beverages

   "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"

5. invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullifyverb

   declare invalid

   "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. avoidverb

   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. avoidverb

   To make empty; to clear.

3. avoidverb

   To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).

4. avoidverb

   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.

5. avoidverb

   To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.

6. avoidverb

   To leave, evacuate; to leave as empty, to withdraw or come away from.

7. avoidverb

   To get rid of.

8. avoidverb

   To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away.

9. avoidverb

   To become void or vacant.

10. Etymology: From avoiden, from avoider, esvuidier, from es- + vuidier, from viduare, from viduus; see void.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To AVOIDverb

   Etymology: vuider, Fr.

   1. To shun; to escape.

   The wisdom of pleasing God, by doing what he commands, and avoiding what he forbids. John Tillotson.

   2. To endeavour to shun.

   The fashion of the world is to avoid cost, and you encounter it. William Shakespeare, Much ado about Nothing.

   3. To evacuate; to quit.

   What have you to do here, fellow? pray you, avoid the house. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   If any rebel should be required of the prince confederate, the prince confedederate should command him to avoid the country. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

   He desired to speak with some few of us: whereupon six of us only stayed, and the rest avoided the room. Francis Bacon, N. Atl.

   4. To oppose; to hinder effect.

   The removing that which caused putrefaction, doth prevent and avoid putrefaction. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist. №. 340.

2. To Avoidverb

   1. To retire.

   And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it: and David avoided out of his presence twice. 1 Sam. xviii. 11.

   2. To become void or vacant.

   Bishopricks are not included under benefices: so that if a person takes a bishoprick, it does not avoid by force of that law of pluralities, but by the ancient common law. John Ayliffe, Parergon Juris Canonici.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. avoid

   Avoid generally means to keep away from or stop oneself from doing something. This could involve preventing something from happening by choosing not to go near or get involved in a particular situation, object or person. It can also refer to the act of consciously ignoring or dismissing certain activities or situations.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Avoidadjective

   to empty

2. Avoidadjective

   to emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions

3. Avoidadjective

   to quit or evacuate; to withdraw from

4. Avoidadjective

   to make void; to annul or vacate; to refute

5. Avoidadjective

   to keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters

6. Avoidadjective

   to get rid of

7. Avoidadjective

   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. Avoidverb

   to retire; to withdraw

9. Avoidverb

   to become void or vacant

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Avoid

   a-void′, v.t. to try to escape from: to shun: (law) to invalidate: (Shak.) to leave, to quit.—adj. Avoid′able.—n. Avoid′ance, the act of avoiding or shunning: act of annulling. [Pfx. a- = Fr. es = L. ex, out, and Void.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'avoid' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1275

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'avoid' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2096

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'avoid' in Verbs Frequency: #185

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of avoid in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of avoid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of avoid in a Sentence

1. Cory Chick:

   Bears will return to a food source over and over, a bear that loses its fear of humans is a dangerous animal. And this sow was teaching its yearlings that humans were a source of food, not something to fear and avoid.

2. Paul McDonald:

   It's not about giving the same answer for every question, there is a level of detail you will give to different people. But avoid glaring inconsistencies like telling one person you are willing to travel and another that you aren't crazy about travel.

3. Lennert Veerman:

   People should focus on recommendations that are not in doubt : avoid trans fats, added sugars, and sodium,( and) eat a varied diet rich in a variety of vegetables, whole fruits, whole grains, sea foods, lean meats, eggs, legumes, and nuts, seeds and soy products.

4. Phillippe Sauquet:

   It constitutes taking our business hostage in a fight that is not ours, if we are not able to avoid such circumstances, leading to the shutdown of our units, it goes without saying that our customers would reconsider the confidence they have placed in us, and thus we should revise our future projects.

5. Chrystia Freeland:

   Were not the first country to find itself in this situation with China and the Chinese practice seems to be to avoid in the early stages of these kinds of standoffs, to avoid higher level meanings, i have sought repeatedly a meeting with the Wang Yi, the foreign minister, my counterpart. Thus far that meeting hasnt happened. But if Chinese officials are listening to us today, let me repeat that I would be very, very keen to meet with Minister Wang Yi or to speak with him over the phone at the earliest opportunity.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=avoid
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Avoid
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=avoid
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/avoid
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=avoid