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Avoid
əˈvɔɪd
Avoid definitions
verb
avoid
avoided
avoiding
avoids
- keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something)
"avoid excessive exposure to the sun"
keep away from stay away from steer clear of circumvent give a wide berth to give something a miss keep at arm's length fight shy of refrain from abstain from desist from forbear from eschew- contrive not to meet (someone)
"Sam tries to win Jess back while she tries to avoid him"
- not go to or through (a place)
"this route avoids downtown Boston"
- prevent from happening
"book early to avoid disappointment"
- repudiate, nullify, or render void (a decree or contract)
"if the original owner had avoided his contract with the rogue, ownership of the goods would have reverted to him"