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Meaning of 'avoid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Avoid [ a.]
- To empty.
- To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.
- To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from.
- To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute.
- 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 get rid of.
- 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.
2 . Avoid [ v. i.]
- To retire; to withdraw.
- To become void or vacant.

Meaning of 'avoid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . avoid [ v]
Meaning (1):
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
Example in sentence:
  • avert a strike;
  • head off a confrontation;
  • Let's avoid a confrontation
Meaning (2):
- refrain from certain foods or beverages
Example in sentence:
  • During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day;
  • I keep off drugs
Meaning (3):
- refrain from doing something
Example in sentence:
  • He should avoid publishing his wife's memories;
  • She refrains from calling her therapist too often
Meaning (4):
- stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
Example in sentence:
  • Her former friends now avoid her
Meaning (5):
- declare invalid
Example in sentence:
  • The contract was annulled;
  • void a plea

Nearby Words:

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