avoid
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Pronunciation [change]
Audio (US)help, file- IPA: /əˈvɔɪd/
- SAMPA: /@"vOId/
Verb [change]
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- (transitive) When you avoid something, you stay away from it; you don't go near it; you shun or abstain from it.
- Avoid Mr. Nastie if you can.
- He avoids Mr. Nastie.
- He avoided Mr. Nastie today.
- "Are you avoiding me?" Mr. Nastie asked.
