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Definition of avoided - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
got awayevaded or escaped from
- The avoided responsibility fell on someone else.
2.
avoidancekept away from or prevented
- The avoided topic was never discussed at the meeting.
Origin of avoided
Latin, evitare (shun) + -ed (past tense)
Terms with avoided included in their meaning
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avoided or gone around
danger
situation where danger is barely avoided
cannot avoid
in a way that cannot be avoided or prevented
inevitably
in a way that cannot be avoided
narrow margin
event achieved or avoided by a small margin
situations
situation narrowly avoided or nearly negative
luck
being lucky to have avoided death
unavoidable
cannot be avoided or evaded
safety
event where a collision is narrowly avoided
avoidable
can be avoided
prevention
capable of being stopped or avoided
emotional control
reassure that impulsive reactions should be avoided
inevitable
cannot be avoided or prevented
failure acceptance
express that failure sometimes happens and cannot be avoided
exclusion list
list of people or entities to be avoided
social
avoided or shunned by others
fate
terrible fate that cannot be avoided
unavoidable event
something that cannot be avoided
communication
situation where communication is intentionally avoided
safety
near collision or narrowly avoided accident
criticism
avoided or redirected criticism
unpleasant
strongly disliked or avoided
proverb law
expresses that laws always have ways to be avoided or bypassed
rules avoidance
expresses that rules can always be avoided or bypassed
Examples of avoided in a sentence
The avoided issue resurfaced later. The avoided question lingered in everyone's mind. The avoided issue eventually caused bigger problems.
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- French:évité, écarté, ...
- German:entkommen, vermieden, ...
- Italian:schivato, ...
- Spanish:esquivado, evitado, ...
- Portuguese:evitado, ...
- Chinese:避免的, 被避免的, ...
- Japanese:逃れた, 避けられた, ...
- Arabic:مُتَجَنَّب, مَحْظُور, ...
- Hebrew:נִמְנָע, ...
- Russian:уклонённый, избегаемый, ...
- Ukrainian:уникнений, оминутий, ...
- Hindi:टाली गई, बचाया गया, ...
Definition of avoid - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
general avoidancekeep away from or stop oneself from doing
- She managed to avoid the topic during dinner..
2.
dodgechange direction to not hit something
- The car avoided the fallen tree on the road.
3.
legal annulmentTECH. invalidate a contract or agreementTECH.
- The court avoided the contract due to fraud.
Expressions with avoid
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do everything possible to prevent
They avoided at all costs a confrontation with the authorities.
deliberately ignore provocative messages to prevent disruption
She decided to avoid feeding the trolls during the debate.
stay away from something or someone intensely
He avoids junk food like the plague.
stay out of public attention or fame
She prefers to avoid the limelight and work behind the scenes.
evade being the center of attention
He tries to avoid the spotlight at social gatherings.
keep from entering, or stop from starting, a quarrel
I tried to keep the meeting calm and avoid an argument.
actively prevent being labeled in a narrow or simple category
She tries to avoid pigeonholing in her career choices.
act to prevent being assigned a fixed role or character
Actors often avoid typecasting by choosing diverse roles.
keep from dealing with a particular problem or subject directly
Politicians often avoid the issue by changing the subject.
Origin of avoid
Latin, evitare (shun) + ab (from)
Examples of avoid in a sentence
They decided to avoid the busy streets. She quickly avoided the cyclist on the path. The pilot avoided the flock of birds mid-flight. They sought to avoid the agreement due to misrepresentation. The lawyer argued to avoid the settlement.
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- French:éviter, contourner, ...
- German:vermeiden, umfahren, ...
- Italian:evitare, scansare, ...
- Spanish:evitar, esquivar, ...
- Portuguese:evitar, desviar-se, ...
- Chinese:避免, 避开, ...
- Japanese:避ける, かわす, ...
- Arabic:تَجَنَّبَ, تَفَادَى, ...
- Hebrew:לְהִימָּנַע, לְהִתְחַמֵּק, ...
- Russian:избегать, избежать, ...
- Ukrainian:уникати, об'їхати, ...
- Hindi:बचना, बचाकर निकलना, ...
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