evade
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evade
dodge, fence, prevaricate; to escape from or get around by trickery: She tried to evade the rules. [Evade usually has a negative connotation. It means to elude by craft or slyness. Avoid means to succeed in keeping away from a dangerous or undesirable experience. In law, to avoid means to make void or of no effect; to invalidate. Tax avoidance, for example, could be legitimate, while tax evasion implies nonpayment of taxes, as through the failure to report taxable income.]
Not to be confused with:
avoid – elude, escape; shun; prevent from happening: Avoid a possible accident by crossing only on the green light.
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e·vade
(ĭ-vād′)v. e·vad·ed, e·vad·ing, e·vades
v.tr.
1. To escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or deceit: managed to evade their pursuers; went underground in order to evade arrest.
2.
a. To avoid complying with or fulfilling: evade the draft; evaded any legal responsibility.
b. To fail to make payment of (taxes).
3. To avoid giving a direct answer to: talked at length but evaded the interviewer's question.
4. To be beyond the memory or understanding of: The point of the article evades me.
v.intr.
1. To use cleverness or deceit in avoiding or escaping something.
2. To avoid complying with or fulfilling a requirement.
[French évader, from Latin ēvādere : ē-, ex-, ex- + vādere, to go.]
e·vad′a·ble, e·vad′i·ble adj.
e·vad′er n.
Synonyms: evade, elude, avoid, eschew
These verbs mean to get or stay away from something or someone undesirable. Evade implies adroit maneuvering and sometimes suggests dishonesty or irresponsibility: tried to evade jury duty. To elude is to get away from artfully: eluded their pursuers. Avoid suggests a prudent or deliberate effort to stay away from what is unpleasant, harmful, or disadvantageous: took the back roads to avoid the heavy traffic; followed his doctor's advice to avoid strenuous exercise. Eschew is a formal equivalent of avoid: "Eschew evil, and do good" (King James Bible).
These verbs mean to get or stay away from something or someone undesirable. Evade implies adroit maneuvering and sometimes suggests dishonesty or irresponsibility: tried to evade jury duty. To elude is to get away from artfully: eluded their pursuers. Avoid suggests a prudent or deliberate effort to stay away from what is unpleasant, harmful, or disadvantageous: took the back roads to avoid the heavy traffic; followed his doctor's advice to avoid strenuous exercise. Eschew is a formal equivalent of avoid: "Eschew evil, and do good" (King James Bible).
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evade
(ɪˈveɪd)vb (mainly tr)
1. to get away from or avoid (imprisonment, captors, etc); escape
2. to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc)
3. (also intr) to avoid answering (a question)
[C16: from French évader, from Latin ēvādere to go forth, from vādere to go]
eˈvadable, eˈvadible adj
eˈvader n
eˈvadingly adv
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e•vade
(ɪˈveɪd)v. e•vad•ed, e•vad•ing. v.t.
1. to escape or avoid by speed or agility: to evade one's pursuers.
2. to get around by cleverness or trickery: to evade rules; to evade paying taxes.
3. to avoid doing or fulfilling: to evade an obligation.
4. to avoid answering directly: She evaded our questions by changing the subject.
5. to elude; escape: The solution evaded him.
v.i. 6. to practice evasion.
7. to elude or get away by craft or slyness; escape.
[1505–15; < Latin ēvādere to pass over, go out]
e•vad′a•ble, e•vad′i•ble, adj.
e•vad′er, n.
e•vad′ing•ly, adv.
syn: See escape.
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evade
Past participle: evaded
Gerund: evading
| Imperative |
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| evade |
| evade |
| Present |
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| I evade |
| you evade |
| he/she/it evades |
| we evade |
| you evade |
| they evade |
| Preterite |
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| I evaded |
| you evaded |
| he/she/it evaded |
| we evaded |
| you evaded |
| they evaded |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am evading |
| you are evading |
| he/she/it is evading |
| we are evading |
| you are evading |
| they are evading |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have evaded |
| you have evaded |
| he/she/it has evaded |
| we have evaded |
| you have evaded |
| they have evaded |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was evading |
| you were evading |
| he/she/it was evading |
| we were evading |
| you were evading |
| they were evading |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had evaded |
| you had evaded |
| he/she/it had evaded |
| we had evaded |
| you had evaded |
| they had evaded |
| Future |
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| I will evade |
| you will evade |
| he/she/it will evade |
| we will evade |
| you will evade |
| they will evade |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have evaded |
| you will have evaded |
| he/she/it will have evaded |
| we will have evaded |
| you will have evaded |
| they will have evaded |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be evading |
| you will be evading |
| he/she/it will be evading |
| we will be evading |
| you will be evading |
| they will be evading |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been evading |
| you have been evading |
| he/she/it has been evading |
| we have been evading |
| you have been evading |
| they have been evading |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been evading |
| you will have been evading |
| he/she/it will have been evading |
| we will have been evading |
| you will have been evading |
| they will have been evading |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been evading |
| you had been evading |
| he/she/it had been evading |
| we had been evading |
| you had been evading |
| they had been evading |
| Conditional |
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| I would evade |
| you would evade |
| he/she/it would evade |
| we would evade |
| you would evade |
| they would evade |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have evaded |
| you would have evaded |
| he/she/it would have evaded |
| we would have evaded |
| you would have evaded |
| they would have evaded |
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Verb 1. evade - avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
beg - dodge, avoid answering, or take for granted; "beg the question"; "beg the point in the discussion"
quibble - evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections
avoid - stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something; "Her former friends now avoid her"
2. [画像:evade - escape, either physically or mentally]evade - escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"
escape, get away, break loose - run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison"
3. evade - practice evasion; "This man always hesitates and evades"
4. evade - use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid; "The con man always evades"
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evade
verb
1. avoid, escape, dodge, get away from, shun, elude, eschew, steer clear of, sidestep, circumvent, duck, shirk, slip through the net of, escape the clutches of, body-swerve (Scot.) He managed to evade the police for six months.
avoid meet, face, encounter, brave, confront, meet face to face
avoid meet, face, encounter, brave, confront, meet face to face
2. avoid answering, parry, circumvent, fend off, balk, cop out of (slang), fence, fudge, hedge, prevaricate, flannel (Brit. informal), beat about the bush about, equivocate Mr Archer denied that he was evading the question.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
evade
verb1. To keep away from:
Idioms: fight shy of, give a wide berth to, have no truck with, keep clear of.
2. To get away from (a pursuer):
Slang: shake.
Idiom: give someone the shake.
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Translations
يَتَهَرَّب من، يَتَمَلَّص من
undgåundslippe
sneiîa hjá, komast hjá
išsisukinėjamasišsisukinėjantisišsisukinėjimasišvengimasnetiesiai
izlocītiesizvairīties
kaç mak
evade
[ɪˈveɪd] VT [+ capture, pursuers] → eludir ; [+ punishment, blow] → evitar ; [+ question, issue, responsibility] → eludir, evadir ; [+ military service] → eludir, zafarse de; [+ taxation, customs duty] → evadir, sustraerse a; [+ sb's gaze] → esquivarCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
evade
[ɪˈveɪd] vt (= avoid) [+ question, issue] → éluder
[+ tax] → frauder
[+ responsibility] → se soustraire à; [+ duties] → se dérober à
(= elude) [happiness] → échapper à
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
evade
vt
obligation, justice, capture → sich entziehen (+dat); military service → umgehen, sich entziehen (+dat); question, issue → ausweichen (+dat); difficulty, person, sb’s glance → ausweichen (+dat), → (ver)meiden ; sb’s vigilance → entgehen (+dat); to evade taxes → Steuern hinterziehen ; he successfully evaded the authorities for several years → mehrere Jahre kamen die Behörden ihm nicht auf die Spur ; if you try to evade paying import duty → wenn Sie versuchen, den Einfuhrzoll zu umgehen ; a concept which somehow evades precise definition → ein Begriff, der sich einer genauen Definition entzieht
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
evade
[ɪˈveɪd] vt (capture, pursuers) → sfuggire a ; (punishment, blow) → schivare ; (question) → eludere ; (issue, truth, sb's gaze) → evitare ; (responsibility, duties, obligation, military service) → sottrarsi a; (tax, customs duty) → evadereCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
evade
(iˈveid) verb to escape or avoid by eg trickery or skill. ontwyk يَتَهَرَّب من، يَتَمَلَّص من отбягвам evadir vyhnout se entrinnen undslippe; undgå αποφεύγω, ξεφεύγω evadir kõrvale põiklema با زرنگی از زیر چیزی در رفتن؛ اجتناب کردن väistää éviter לְהִתחַמֵק टालमटोल करना, टालना izbjeći, umaknuti kitér (vmi elől) mengelak sneiða hjá, komast hjá evitare うまく避ける 회피하다 išvengti, išsisukti izvairīties; izlocīties mengelak ontwijken unngå, unnvike, lure seg unna unikać تښتېدل، تېښته كول (له)، (اصط) ځان تېرول: تېرايستل، غولول evitar/evadir a evita уклоняться vyhnúť sa izogniti se izbegavati undvika, undgå หลบเลี่ยง kaçmak 逃避 уникати, ухилятися بچ نکلنا tránh khỏi 逃避
eˈvasion (-ʒən) noun ontwyking تَهَرُّب، تَمَلُّص избягване evasão únik das Entrinnen undvigelse; unddragelse αποφυγή, διαφυγή evasión kõrvalepõiklemine گریز؛ طفره väistö fuite התחמקות अपवंचन izbjegavanje kitérés pengelakan undandráttur evasione 回避 회피 (iš)vengimas, išsisukinėjimas izvairīšanās; izlocīšanās pengelakan ontwijking unndragelse, omgåelse uniknięcie تېښته، ځان بچونه، غاړه غړونه (په چل ول evasão evaziune; eschivare уклонение; увертка únik beg izbegavanje undvikande, undanflykt การหลีกเลี่ยง kaçınma 逃避 обхід; уникнення احتراز sự tránh 逃避
eˈvasive (-siv) adjective1. having the purpose of evading. ontwykend تَهَرُّبي، تَمَلُّصي неуловим evasivo vyhýbavý schwer faßbar undvigende που έχει σκοπό να διαφύγει evasivo möödahiiliv گریزآمیز؛ طفره آمیز väistelevä évasif מִתחַמֵק कपटी, टालमटोल वाला onaj koji izbjegava, vrdav kitérő (válasz) suka mengelak sem einkennist af undanbrögðum sfuggente 回避的な 회피적인 vengiantis, išsisukinėjantis izvairīgs ber ontwijkend unnvikende, svevende wymijający غولوونكى، تېرايستونكى evasivo evaziv уклоняющийся ústupový izmikajoč se izbegavalački undvikande, undanglidande ซึ่งหลีกหนีปัญหา kaçamaklı, yan çizen 逃避的 невловимий ہیر پھیر سے کام لینے والا trốn tránh 逃避的
2. not frank and direct. He gave evasive answers. ontduikende مُلْتَبِس، تَمَلُّصي уклончив evasivo úhybný ausweichend undvigende ασαφής, αόριστος evasivo puiklev دوپهلو epäsuora évasif מִתחַמֵק koji ne da je izravne odgovore kitérő tidak terus terang loðinn evasivo ごまかしの 애매한 netiesus, išsisukinėjamas izvairīgs bersifat mengelak ontwijkend ubestemt, flakkende wykrętny دروغجن evasivo evaziv уклончивый vyhýbavý dvoumen neodređen undvikande, svävande ซึ่งตอบไม่ตรงประเด็น kaçamaklı, baştan savma 含糊的 ухильний حیلہ سازي کا عادی lảng tránh 含糊的
eˈvasively adverb ontduikendheid بِتَمَلُّص уклончиво evasivamente vyhýbavě ausweichend undvigende αόριστα de manera evasiva puiklevalt بطور گریز گرانه väistelevästi évasivement בְּהִתחַמקוּת okolišavajući kitérően secara mengelak loðið, óljóst; með undanbrögðum evasivamente ごまかして 애매하게 netiesiai izvairīgi secara mengelak ontwijkend unnvikende, ubestemt wykrętnie په تيښتى سره evasivamente evaziv уклончиво vyhýbavo izmikajoče se neodređeno undvikande อย่างหลีกเลี่ยง kaçamaklı bir şekilde, kaçınarak 逃避地 невловимо پہلو بچاتے ہوۓ một cách lảng tránh 逃避地
eˈvasiveness noun ontwykendheid, vaagheid تَمَلُّص، تَهَرُّب уклончивост evasão/atitude evasiva vyhýbavost ausweichendes Verhalten undvigende opførsel αοριστία, ασάφεια condición de evasivo puiklevus طفره väistelevyys caractère évasif חמקנות अपवंचकता, टालमटोल okolišavanje kitérés sifat suka mengelak hegðun sem einkennist af undanbrögðum l'essere evasivo ごまかし 애매함 išsisukinėjimas izvairīgums pengelakan ontwijkendheid unnvikenhet, ubestemthet wykrętność غاره evasão/atitude evasiva caracter evaziv уклончивость vyhýbavosť izmikanje neodređenost undvikande karaktär การหลีกเลี่ยง kaçınma, yan çizme 遁辭 невловимість ہیلے بہانے tính lảng tránh 遁辞
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