Слово англійською: avoid
Дієслово
Переклад avoid українською: уни́кнути чого́сь, мину́ти чого́сь (покара́ння і т. д.), уника́ти, цура́тися кого́/чого́, ухиля́тися від ко́го/чо́го
Детальний опис
- to prevent something bad from happening
- avoid something to avoid conflict/confrontation
- We must find a way to avoid similar problems in future.
- They narrowly avoided defeat.
- The name was changed to avoid confusion with another firm.
- The accident could have been avoided.
- Efforts are being made to avoid war at all costs.
- avoid doing something They built a wall to avoid soil being washed away.
- to keep away from somebody/something; to try not to do something
- avoid somebody/something He's been avoiding me all week.
- She kept avoiding my eyes (= avoided looking at me).
- By staying at home he manages to avoid all contact with strangers.
- Certain foods should be avoided during pregnancy.
- I left early to avoid the rush hour.
- avoid doing something He tried to avoid paying his taxes and was taken to court.
More Like This Verbs usually followed by -ing formsVerbs usually followed by -ing forms- avoid
- consider
- delay
- deny
- enjoy
- escape
- finish
- give up
- imagine
- involve
- mention
- mind
- miss
- postpone
- practise
- resist
- risk
- suggest
- avoid something to prevent yourself from hitting something
- The car swerved to avoid a cat.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French evuider ‘clear out, get rid of’, from vuide ‘empty’, related to Latin vacare ‘vacate’.
Idioms avoid somebody/something like the plague
- (informal) to try very hard not to meet somebody, do something, etc.
- She's been avoiding me like the plague since the party last Saturday.
- I hate office parties—I avoid them like the plague.
to fall into/avoid the trap of doing something
- to do/avoid doing something that is a mistake but that seems at first to be a good idea
- Parents often fall into the trap of trying to do everything for their children.
- The movie avoids the trap of spending too much time explaining things.