avoid
uh vaw id
- v stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
Her former friends now avoid her - v prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
Let's avoid a confrontation - v refrain from doing something
He should avoid publishing his wife's memories - v refrain from certain foods or beverages
During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day - v declare invalid
- Estimates of India's parallel economy legitimate business conducted in cash to avoid taxation at either end vary widely, with some economists speculating that the "black .
- To "live" (avoid death) in this society you are forced to conformslave away.
- This surgery is unfortunate, though it is a way for women who have insisted on living their own lives to avoid punishment under a backward custom.