Definitions for avoid
əˈvɔɪdavoid

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. avoid(verb)

   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 off(verb)

   prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

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

3. avoid(verb)

   refrain from doing something

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

4. keep off, avoid(verb)

   refrain from certain foods or beverages

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

5. invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify(verb)

   declare invalid

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. avoid(Verb)

   To make empty; to clear.

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

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. avoid(Verb)

   To get rid of.

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

8. avoid(Verb)

   To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away.

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

9. avoid(Verb)

   To become void or vacant.

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

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Avoid(adj)

   to empty

2. Avoid(adj)

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

3. Avoid(adj)

   to quit or evacuate; to withdraw from

4. Avoid(adj)

   to make void; to annul or vacate; to refute

5. 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

6. Avoid(adj)

   to get rid of

7. 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

8. Avoid(verb)

   to retire; to withdraw

9. Avoid(verb)

   to become void or vacant

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

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.]

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

How to pronounce avoid?

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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. Darren Williams:

   Probably the market still has in the back of its mind the idea this is all a bit of a game and eventually they'll come with some sort of accommodation to avoid a worst-case scenario, there is a certain complacency.

2. William Blake:

   Always be ready to speak your mind and a base man will avoid you.

3. Paul Barker:

   A lot of people think that it's a fudging exercise to draw the process out for a fair while and to somehow avoid the vote of no confidence, pNG politics is a very fluid thing and there are not many ideological reasons why you would be on one side or another, so you can flow fairly readily.

4. Akhil Bery:

   Despite both countries' desire to avoid a major escalation, there remains a risk of tit-for-tat retaliatory action.

5. Spokesman Agus Wibowo:

   Our priority is to maintain stability of food supply in Indonesia and avoid a drastic drop in production, which could result in a huge amount of imports.

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