A2 verb
avoid
/əˈvɔɪd/
- Meaning
- to stay away from something or stop it from happening
- Example
- "Leave early to avoid the traffic."
- Similar & related words
- evadeescapepreventkeep away fromavoidableavoidance
- How to use it
- As a verb, "avoid" carries the action of the sentence. Practice it in three forms — a fact about yourself, a question, and a negative — for example, turn the example sentence above into your own situation.
- Common mistake
- 'Avoid' is followed by -ing, never 'to': 'avoid making mistakes', not 'avoid to make'.