avoid

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[change] Pronunciation

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• IPA: /əˈvɔɪd/
• SAMPA: /@"vOId/

[change] Verb

Plain form avoid

Third-person singular avoids

Past tense avoided

Past participle avoided

Present participle avoiding

1. (transitive) When you avoid something, you stay away from it; you don't go near it; you shun or abstain from it.

   He avoided swimming class today. Is he sick?

[change] Related words

• avoidance