What does avoid mean?
Definitions for avoid
əˈvɔɪdavoid
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word avoid.
Princeton's WordNet
avoid(verb)
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
"Her former friends now avoid her"
debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off(verb)
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
"Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
avoid(verb)
refrain from doing something
"She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"
keep off, avoid(verb)
refrain from certain foods or beverages
"I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"
invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify(verb)
declare invalid
"The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"
Wiktionary
avoid(Verb)
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.
Etymology: From avoiden, from avoider, esvuidier, from es- + vuidier, from viduare, from viduus; see void.
avoid(Verb)
To make empty; to clear.
Etymology: From avoiden, from avoider, esvuidier, from es- + vuidier, from viduare, from viduus; see void.
avoid(Verb)
To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
Etymology: From avoiden, from avoider, esvuidier, from es- + vuidier, from viduare, from viduus; see void.
avoid(Verb)
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.
Etymology: From avoiden, from avoider, esvuidier, from es- + vuidier, from viduare, from viduus; see void.
avoid(Verb)
To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.
Etymology: From avoiden, from avoider, esvuidier, from es- + vuidier, from viduare, from viduus; see void.
avoid(Verb)
To leave, evacuate; to leave as empty, to withdraw or come away from.
Etymology: From avoiden, from avoider, esvuidier, from es- + vuidier, from viduare, from viduus; see void.
avoid(Verb)
To get rid of.
Etymology: From avoiden, from avoider, esvuidier, from es- + vuidier, from viduare, from viduus; see void.
avoid(Verb)
To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away.
Etymology: From avoiden, from avoider, esvuidier, from es- + vuidier, from viduare, from viduus; see void.
avoid(Verb)
To become void or vacant.
Etymology: From avoiden, from avoider, esvuidier, from es- + vuidier, from viduare, from viduus; see void.
Webster Dictionary
Avoid(adj)
to empty
Avoid(adj)
to emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions
Avoid(adj)
to quit or evacuate; to withdraw from
Avoid(adj)
to make void; to annul or vacate; to refute
Avoid(adj)
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
Avoid(adj)
to get rid of
Avoid(adj)
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
Avoid(verb)
to retire; to withdraw
Avoid(verb)
to become void or vacant
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
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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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'avoid' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1275
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'avoid' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2096
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'avoid' in Verbs Frequency: #185
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of avoid in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of avoid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of avoid in a Sentence
If we dont build any new fossil fuel infrastructure, there is a good chance well avoid the worst impacts of Climate Change.
We must avoid this. Some things have their limits. People know this and will vote in such a way so that we do not end up in a jam.
The main theme influencing global markets remain a trade deal between the United States and China, which must be reached before December 15 to avoid yet another increase in tariffs by the United States.
That is the quandary I'm trying to avoid The Republican Party having to face.
Anyone who listened to President Trump's legal team saw they were unfocused, they attempted to avoid the issue. And they talked about everything but the issue at hand.
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- تجنبArabic
- ўхіля́цца, ухіляцца, ухіліцца, ўхілі́цца, унікаць, унікнуцьBelarusian
- анулирам, отбягвам, отменям, страня отBulgarian
- vermeiden, meidenGerman
- αποφεύγωGreek
- evitiEsperanto
- evitarSpanish
- vältima, hoidumaEstonian
- پرهیزیدنPersian
- väistääFinnish
- fuir, éviterFrench
- evitarGalician
- kerül, elkerülHungarian
- evitareItalian
- 避ける, 免れる, 斎むJapanese
- 피하다Korean
- evado, vitareLatin
- ကြဉ်Burmese
- vermijdenDutch
- unngåNorwegian
- uniknąćPolish
- evitarPortuguese
- ocoli, evitaRomanian
- избегать, избежать, отменять, отменить, уклоняться, уклониться, аннулироватьRussian
- undvikaSwedish
- уникати, ухилитися, уникнути, ухилятисяUkrainian
- سے بچیںUrdu
- tránhVietnamese
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