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evadeevade /ɪˈveɪd/ ●○○ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYevadeOrigin: 1500-1600 French évader, from Latin evadere, from vadere to go, walk VERB TABLEevade |
Present | I, you, we, they | evade | | he, she, it | evades | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | evaded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have evaded | | he, she, it | has evaded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had evaded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will evade | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have evaded |
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Present | I | am evading | | he, she, it | is evading | | you, we, they | are evading | Past | I, he, she, it | was evading | | you, we, they | were evading | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been evading | | he, she, it | has been evading | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been evading | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be evading | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been evading |
► evaded capture For six years, Harris has evaded capture (=avoided being caught). ► evade responsibility Jones is now doing everything he can to evade responsibility for his mistake. THESAURUSto do something in order to prevent something bad from happening► avoidto do something in order to prevent something bad from happening: Exercise will help you avoid heart disease. ► get out of something informal to avoid doing something you should do or something you promised to do: We promised we would go – we can’t get out of it now. ► dodge to avoid talking about something or doing something that you do not want to do: The senator dodged the reporter’s question and started talking about something else. ► evade formal to avoid talking about something or doing something, especially something you should do for legal or moral reasons: The accountant was accused of helping his clients evade taxes. 1evade the subject/question/issue etc. to avoid talking about something, especially because you are trying to hide some information SYN avoid: The mayor kept evading the question.► see thesaurus at avoid2to avoid paying money that you ought to pay, especially tax: Fisher pleaded guilty to evading taxes on $51,000 of income.3to avoid being caught or hurt by someone or something: For six years, Harris has evaded capture (=avoided being caught).4to not do or deal with something that you should do: Jones is now doing everything he can to evade responsibility for his mistake.5formal if something evades you, you cannot do it, achieve it, or understand it [Origin: 1500–1600 French évader, from Latin evadere, from vadere to go, walk] |