what does avoid mean?
AVOID as VERB
- Meaning
- stay clear from
- keep away from
- keep out of the way of someone or something
Usage Example(s)
- Her former friends now avoid her
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- Meaning
- refrain from certain foods or beverages
Synonym(s)
Usage Example(s)
- I keep off drugs
- During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day
Hypernyms(s) avoid is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- prevent the occurrence of
- prevent from happening
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Usage Example(s)
- Let’’s avoid a confrontation
- head off a confrontation
- avert a strike
Hypernyms(s) avoid is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- refrain from doing something
Usage Example(s)
- She refrains from calling her therapist too often
- He should avoid publishing his wife’’s memoires
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- Meaning
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Usage Example(s)
- The contract was annulled
- void a plea
Hypernyms(s) avoid is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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