evade

/ɪˈveɪd/

verb 3

Collocations

(verb.) escape

ADV

narrowly

The cyclist narrowly evaded the truck that suddenly turned onto the road.

successfully

VERB + EVADE

attempt to, try to

manage to

The suspect managed to evade police for three weeks before they finally caught him.

(verb.) avoid dealing with sth

ADV

simply

When asked about his mistakes, he simply evaded the question by changing the subject.

carefully, skilfully

easily

The clever accountant easily evaded paying his taxes for several years.

altogether

VERB + EVADE

attempt to, try to

Definitions

verb

To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.

He evaded his opponent's blows.

The robbers evaded the police.

To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.

Evading from perils.

Unarmed they might / Have easily, as spirits evaded swift / By quick contraction or remove.

To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.

The ministers of God are not to evade and take refuge any of these ... ways.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (

verb — escape, either physically or mentally

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He evaded his opponent's blows.

Wiktionary

The robbers evaded the police.

Wiktionary

to evade the force of an argument

Wiktionary

Jack tried to evade paying his taxes.

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He schemed to evade tax.

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They falsified the account balances to evade the tax.

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