avoid

verb
a·void
/əˈvɔɪd/

To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.

Other meanings

To stay out of the way of (something harmful).
“I avoided the slap easily.”
To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
“I try to avoid the company of gamblers.”

Related words

unavoided
avoidant
avoidless
avoidment
avoid like the plague
avoidable
avoidance
avoider

Example sentences

“I do my best to avoid creating content.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“Avoid exposure to direct sunlight.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "vacuus".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “avoid” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.