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Verb
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simple past tense and past participle of avoid

"She avoided the question by changing the subject."

In plain English: To avoid something means to stay away from it so you do not have to deal with it.

"She avoided eye contact when she walked into the room."

Example Sentences
"She avoided eye contact when she walked into the room." verb
"He avoided eye contact when he realized his mistake." verb
"The team avoided the traffic jam by taking a different route." verb
"She tried to avoid answering questions about her personal life." verb
See Also
avoidable avoidance inescapable third rail scorned cost avoidance hydrogen fluoride danger zone
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Rhyming Words
ded ided oded waded bided ceded rided tided aided ended sided jaded anded coded boded noded added faded moded chided
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