Avoid | Mean of avoid in English Dictionary

/əˈvoɪd/

• Verb
• to stay away from (someone or something)
1. Why do you keep avoiding me?
2. She took a detour to avoid the heavy traffic.
3. They successfully avoided each other for days.
• to prevent the occurrence of (something bad, unpleasant, etc.)
1. He tried hard to avoid accidents.
2. We need to avoid further delays.
3. avoid embarrassment
4. He was caught trying to avoid arrest.
5. in an effort to avoid confusion
• to keep yourself from doing (something) or participating in (something)
1. I'm not going to be late if I can avoid it.
2. How can I avoid paying too much tax?
3. I am trying to avoid showing any hint of favoritism.