to avoid

Definition of to avoid in English English dictionary: taboo; keep away from
He tried to keep away from danger.; evite
Goodey has criticised these experiments of Rostrup and is of the opinion that she did not quite evite experimental errors.; To make empty; to clear; To leave, evacuate; to leave as empty, to withdraw or come away from
And therewith anone cam another knyght of the castell; and he was smyttyn so sore that he avoyded hys sadyll.; To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract); To retire; to withdraw, depart, go away; To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter; If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening. The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster Women have to dress modestly, to avoid being harassed by the locals; stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her" refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memoires; {v} to shun, escape, quit, make void; To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor not to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters; Avoidance of the listed foods or other stress factors will help speed progress Progressive tapering may be required initially if withdrawal symptoms are severe, as in nicotine, caffeine, and some food reactions; Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter; declare invalid; "The contract was annulled"; "void a plea"; prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"; To defeat or evade; to invalidate; If a person or vehicle avoids someone or something, they change the direction they are moving in, so that they do not hit them. The driver had ample time to brake or swerve and avoid the woman; If you avoid a person or thing, you keep away from them. When talking to someone, if you avoid the subject, you keep the conversation away from a particular topic. She eventually had to lock herself in the toilets to avoid him; To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company of gamesters; To empty; To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendants plea, or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter; stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"; v to stay away from; If you avoid doing something, you choose not to do it, or you put yourself in a situation where you do not have to do it. By borrowing from dozens of banks, he managed to avoid giving any of them an overall picture of what he was up to He was always careful to avoid embarrassment; To become void or vacant; refrain from certain foods or beverages; "I keep off drugs"; "During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"; To get rid of; To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from; refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memoires; Sunef; refrain from doing something; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memoires"; To retire; to withdraw; To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute (esp. a contract); If you avoid something bad that is going to happen, you succeed in preventing it; To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute; {f} evade, escape; keep away from; prevent, keep from happening; nullify, make void (Law); tr v 1 To stay clear of; stay away from 2 To not face up to; dodge; shun; To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions