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(ɪveɪd)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense evades, present participle evading, past tense, past participle evaded

1. verb

If you evade something, you find a way of not doing something that you really ought to do.

By his own admission, he evaded taxes as a Florida real-estate speculator. [VERB noun]

Delegates accused them of evading responsibility for recent failures. [VERB noun]

2. verb

If you evade a question or a topic, you avoid talking about it or dealing with it.

The Minister denied he was evading the question. [VERB noun]

Too many companies, she says, are evading the issue. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: avoid answering, parry, circumvent, fend off More Synonyms of evade

3. verb

If you evade someone or something, you move so that you can avoid meeting them or avoid being touched or hit.

Under the pretence of lighting a candle, she evades him and disappears. [VERB noun]

She turned and gazed at the river, evading his eyes. [VERB noun]

He managed to evade capture because of the breakdown of a police computer. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: avoid, escape, dodge, get away from More Synonyms of evade

4. verb

If something such as success, glory, or love evades you, you do not manage to have it.

[literary]

Happiness, which had been so elusive in Henry's life, still evaded him. [VERB noun]

When she sat down at her desk she found that the words evaded her. [VERB noun]

evade in British English

(ɪˈveɪd)

verb (mainly tr)

to get away from or avoid (imprisonment, captors, etc); escape

to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc)

3. (also intr)

to avoid answering (a question)

Derived forms

evadable (eˈvadable) or evadible (eˈvadible)

adjective

evader (eˈvader)

noun

evadingly (eˈvadingly)

adverb

Word origin

C16: from French évader, from Latin ēvādere to go forth, from vādere to go

evade in American English

(iˈveɪd; ɪˈveɪd)

verb intransitiveWord forms: eˈvaded or eˈvading

1. Rare

to escape; get away

to be deceitful or clever in avoiding or escaping something; use evasion

verb transitive

to avoid or escape from by deceit or cleverness; elude

to evade a pursuer

to avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of

to evade a question, to evade payment of a tax

SIMILAR WORDS: esˈcape

Derived forms

evadable (eˈvadable)

adjective

evader (eˈvader)

noun

Word origin

Fr évader < L evadere < e-, out, from + vadere, to go: see wade

Examples of 'evade' in a sentence
evade

In recent years a number of politicians have behaved disgracefully and then compounded their offences by trying to evade responsibility.He was convicted and jailed for four years and three months for evading 8,000 excise duty at Maidstone crown court.Two other groups of peacekeepers evaded capture.This is how he managed to evade the police for so long.It is avoiding rather than evading tax.They should accept that the era when elites can evade question is over.They had evaded capture for so long.He fled and managed to evade a huge police hunt.He has said he did not avoid or evade any tax.It is no wonder he evaded the question.

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British English: evade VERB

If you evade something, you find a way of not doing something that you really ought to do.

By his own admission, he evaded taxes as a property speculator.

American English: evade
Brazilian Portuguese: sonegar
Chinese: 逃避
European Spanish: evadir
French: ne pas payer
German: ausweichen
Italian: evaderetasse
Japanese: 逃れる
Korean: 회피하다
European Portuguese: sonegar
Latin American Spanish: evadir

Chinese translation of 'evade'

evade

(ɪˈveɪd)

vt

[tax] 逃避 (táobì)
[question, issue] 回(迴)避 (huíbì)
[duty, responsibility] 规(規)避 (guībì)
1. (= elude) [person] 逃脱(脫) (táotuō)
2. (liter) [happiness, love] 回(迴)避 (huíbì)
  to evade capture 逃脱(脫)擒拿 (táotuō qínná)

1 (verb) in the sense of avoid

Definition

to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc.)

He managed to evade the police for six months.

Synonyms

avoid

He had ample time to swerve and avoid the hedgehog.

escape

He was lucky to escape serious injury.

dodge

Thieves dodged the security system in the shop.

get away from

shun

From that time forward everybody shunned him.

elude

The thieves managed to elude the police for months.

eschew

He eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs.

steer clear of

sidestep

He was trying to sidestep responsibility.

circumvent (formal)

Military rulers tried to circumvent the treaty.

duck (informal)

He had ducked the confrontation.

shirk

We will not shirk the task of considering the need for further action.

slip through the net of

escape the clutches of

body-swerve

Opposites

meet

face

encounter

brave

confront

meet face to face

2 (verb) in the sense of avoid answering

Definition

to avoid answering (a question)

Mr Patel denied that he was evading the question.

Synonyms

avoid answering

parry

He parried questions about his involvement in the affair.

circumvent

fend off

balk

Even biology graduates may balk at animal experiments.

cop out of (slang)

fence

fudge

certain issues that can no longer be fudged

hedge

When asked about his involvement, he hedged.

prevaricate

British ministers continued to prevaricate on the issue.

flannel (British, informal)

He flannelled and prevaricated.

beat about the bush about

equivocate

He is equivocating a lot about what is going to happen at the next election.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of balk

Definition

to recoil

Even biology graduates may balk at animal experiments.

Synonyms

recoil,

resist,

hesitate,

dodge,

falter,

evade,

shy away,

flinch,

quail,

shirk,

shrink,

draw back,

jib,

demur

in the sense of circumvent

Definition

to avoid or get round (a rule, restriction, etc.)

Military rulers tried to circumvent the treaty.

Synonyms

evade,

bypass,

elude,

steer clear of,

sidestep

in the sense of dodge

Definition

to evade by cleverness or trickery

Thieves dodged the security system in the shop.

Synonyms

evade,

avoid,

escape,

get away from,

elude,

body-swerve,

slip through the net of

Synonyms of 'evade'

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单词	evade
释义	Trends of evade View usage for: evade (ɪveɪd) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense evades, present participle evading, past tense, past participle evaded 1. verb If you evade something, you find a way of not doing something that you really ought to do. By his own admission, he evaded taxes as a Florida real-estate speculator. [VERB noun] Delegates accused them of evading responsibility for recent failures. [VERB noun] 2. verb If you evade a question or a topic, you avoid talking about it or dealing with it. The Minister denied he was evading the question. [VERB noun] Too many companies, she says, are evading the issue. [VERB noun] Synonyms: avoid answering, parry, circumvent, fend off More Synonyms of evade 3. verb If you evade someone or something, you move so that you can avoid meeting them or avoid being touched or hit. Under the pretence of lighting a candle, she evades him and disappears. [VERB noun] She turned and gazed at the river, evading his eyes. [VERB noun] He managed to evade capture because of the breakdown of a police computer. [VERB noun] Synonyms: avoid, escape, dodge, get away from More Synonyms of evade 4. verb If something such as success, glory, or love evades you, you do not manage to have it. [literary] Happiness, which had been so elusive in Henry's life, still evaded him. [VERB noun] When she sat down at her desk she found that the words evaded her. [VERB noun] evade in British English (ɪˈveɪd) verb (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) Derived forms evadable (eˈvadable) or evadible (eˈvadible) adjective evader (eˈvader) noun evadingly (eˈvadingly) adverb Word origin C16: from French évader, from Latin ēvādere to go forth, from vādere to go evade in American English (iˈveɪd; ɪˈveɪd) verb intransitiveWord forms: eˈvaded or eˈvading 1. Rare to escape; get away 2. to be deceitful or clever in avoiding or escaping something; use evasion verb transitive 3. to avoid or escape from by deceit or cleverness; elude to evade a pursuer 4. to avoid doing or answering directly; get around; get out of to evade a question, to evade payment of a tax SIMILAR WORDS: esˈcape Derived forms evadable (eˈvadable) adjective evader (eˈvader) noun Word origin Fr évader < L evadere < e-, out, from + vadere, to go: see wade Examples of 'evade' in a sentence evade In recent years a number of politicians have behaved disgracefully and then compounded their offences by trying to evade responsibility. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He was convicted and jailed for four years and three months for evading 8,000 excise duty at Maidstone crown court. The Sun (2016) Two other groups of peacekeepers evaded capture. Times, Sunday Times (2014) This is how he managed to evade the police for so long. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It is avoiding rather than evading tax. The Sun (2015) They should accept that the era when elites can evade question is over. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They had evaded capture for so long. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He fled and managed to evade a huge police hunt. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He has said he did not avoid or evade any tax. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It is no wonder he evaded the question. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Another subtle method of evading responsibility is constantly to blame others. Davey, Ray Rev. & Cole, John A Channel of Peace (1993) My guess is that no one will evade capture. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It forces politicians to evade questions rather than engage with the argument. Times, Sunday Times (2014) His ability to evade capture has added to his fearsome reputation. Times, Sunday Times (2010) That dangerous throwaway line is frequently harnessed by the enemies of equality as an easy way of evading tough questions. Times, Sunday Times (2014) They evade the police and customs. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He had pleaded guilty in 2008 to evading duty. The Sun (2014) At 11.30am he crashed as he tried to evade police attempts to halt him. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Inheritance tax is an unfair tax, and there will always be attempts to avoid or evade it. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It continues to downplay the reality of the environmental disaster that is still unfolding in the region and to evade its responsibility for it. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Petrol tax is in one sense the fairest tax, because it is extremely difficult to avoid or evade. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Four men aged 29 to 41 have been bailed on suspicion of evading duty. The Sun (2014) Both were convicted of evading duty at the Old Bailey. The Sun (2015) It is all part of my determination to make the UK a hostile environment for anyone who seeks to evade the law. The Sun (2012) In other languages evade British English: evade VERB If you evade something, you find a way of not doing something that you really ought to do. By his own admission, he evaded taxes as a property speculator. American English: evade Brazilian Portuguese: sonegar Chinese: 逃避 European Spanish: evadir French: ne pas payer German: ausweichen Italian: evaderetasse Japanese: 逃れる Korean: 회피하다 European Portuguese: sonegar Latin American Spanish: evadir Chinese translation of 'evade' evade (ɪˈveɪd) vt [tax] 逃避 (táobì) [question, issue] 回(迴)避 (huíbì) [duty, responsibility] 规(規)避 (guībì) (= elude) [person] 逃脱(脫) (táotuō) (liter) [happiness, love] 回(迴)避 (huíbì) to evade capture 逃脱(脫)擒拿 (táotuō qínná) 1 (verb) in the sense of avoid Definition to get around, shirk, or dodge (the law, a duty, etc.) He managed to evade the police for six months. Synonyms avoid He had ample time to swerve and avoid the hedgehog. escape He was lucky to escape serious injury. dodge Thieves dodged the security system in the shop. get away from shun From that time forward everybody shunned him. elude The thieves managed to elude the police for months. eschew He eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs. steer clear of sidestep He was trying to sidestep responsibility. circumvent (formal) Military rulers tried to circumvent the treaty. duck (informal) He had ducked the confrontation. shirk We will not shirk the task of considering the need for further action. slip through the net of escape the clutches of body-swerve Opposites meet , face , encounter , brave , confront , meet face to face 2 (verb) in the sense of avoid answering Definition to avoid answering (a question) Mr Patel denied that he was evading the question. Synonyms avoid answering parry He parried questions about his involvement in the affair. circumvent fend off balk Even biology graduates may balk at animal experiments. cop out of (slang) fence fudge certain issues that can no longer be fudged hedge When asked about his involvement, he hedged. prevaricate British ministers continued to prevaricate on the issue. flannel (British, informal) He flannelled and prevaricated. beat about the bush about equivocate He is equivocating a lot about what is going to happen at the next election. Additional synonyms in the sense of balk Definition to recoil Even biology graduates may balk at animal experiments. Synonyms recoil, resist, hesitate, dodge, falter, evade, shy away, flinch, quail, shirk, shrink, draw back, jib, demur in the sense of circumvent Definition to avoid or get round (a rule, restriction, etc.) Military rulers tried to circumvent the treaty. Synonyms evade, bypass, elude, steer clear of, sidestep in the sense of dodge Definition to evade by cleverness or trickery Thieves dodged the security system in the shop. Synonyms evade, avoid, escape, get away from, elude, body-swerve, slip through the net of Synonyms of 'evade' evade Explore 'evade' in the dictionary
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