evade
🇺🇸
/ɪˈveɪd/
🇬🇧
/ɪˈveɪd/
verb
R
to escape or avoid someone or something
He tried to evade the police by hiding in an alley.
R
to avoid doing something you should do, like paying taxes
She tried to evade paying her taxes by hiding her income.
R
to avoid dealing with or talking about something
He always tries to evade difficult questions during interviews.
R
to not come to someone or not be understood
The solution seemed to evade him no matter how hard he thought.
translation
to escape or avoid someone or something; to avoid doing something you should do, like paying taxes; to avoid dealing with or talking about something; to not come to someone or not be understood
Word Forms
3rd Present
evades
Past
evaded
Perfect
evaded
Progressive
evading