HyperDic: avoid

English > 5 senses of the word *avoid*:
VERB	communication	avoid	stay clear from
	social	avoid, debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, ward off	prevent the occurrence of
	social	avoid	refrain from doing something
	consumption	avoid, keep off	refrain from certain foods or beverages
	social	avoid, invalidate, annul, quash, void, nullify	declare invalid / invalid

avoid > pronunciation
Sounds	ahvoy'd
Rhymes	adenoid ... void: 38 rhymes with oyd...

English > *avoid*: 5 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	Stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Example	"Her former friends now avoid her"
Entailed by	ostracize, ostracise	avoid speaking to or dealing with
Narrower	bypass, short-circuit, go around, get around	avoid something unpleasant or laborious
	get off, get away, get by, get out, escape	escape potentially unpleasant consequences
	hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep	avoid / avoid or try to avoid / avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
	keep off, stay off	Refrain from entering or walking onto
	miss, escape	fail to experience
	shirk	avoid / avoid dealing with
	shun, eschew	avoid and stay away from deliberately
	shy away from	avoid / avoid having to deal with some unpleasant task
Opposite	confront, face up, face	Deal with (something unpleasant) head on
Spanish	eludir, evitar, sortear
Catalan	eludir, evitar
Nouns	avoidance	deliberately avoiding / avoiding

English > *avoid*: 5 senses > verb 2, social
Meaning	prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening / happening.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"Let's avoid a confrontation"
Synonyms	debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, ward off
Broader	prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid	Keep from happening / happening or arising
Spanish	alejar, atajar, capear, desviar, detener, eludir, esquivar, evitar, obviar, prevenir, prohibir
Catalan	eludir, evitar, prevenir
Adjectives	avoidable	capable of being avoided / avoided or warded off

English > *avoid*: 5 senses > verb 3, social
Meaning	Refrain from doing something.
Pattern	Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Example	"He should avoid publishing his wife's memories"
Narrower	fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick	avoid (one's assigned duties)
Spanish	eludir, evitar
Catalan	eludir, evitar

English > *avoid*: 5 senses > verb 4, consumption
Meaning	Refrain from certain foods or beverages.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Example	"During Ramadan, Muslims avoid tobacco during the day"
Synonym	keep off
Broader	abstain, refrain, desist	choose not to consume
Spanish	eludir, evitar
Catalan	eludir, evitar, no provar

English > *avoid*: 5 senses > verb 5, social
Meaning	declare invalid / invalid.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	invalidate, annul, quash, void, nullify
Narrower	break	invalidate by judicial action
	set aside	Annul (a legal decision)
	stet	(printing) cancel, as of a correction or deletion
Broader	cancel, strike down	declare null and void
Opposite	validate, formalize, formalise	declare or make legally valid
Spanish	anular, eludir, evitar, invalidar, revocar
Catalan	anul·lar, eludir, evitar, invalidar, revocar

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