Evade Common

Evade has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Verb

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

"He dodged the issue"

"she skirted the problem"

"They tend to evade their responsibilities"

"he evaded the questions skillfully"

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escape, either physically or mentally

"The thief eluded the police"

"This difficult idea seems to evade her"

"The event evades explanation"

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practice evasion

"This man always hesitates and evades"

evade

use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

"The con man always evades"

evade

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

Example Sentences

"He dodged the issue" verb

"she skirted the problem" verb

"They tend to evade their responsibilities" verb

"he evaded the questions skillfully" verb

"The thief eluded the police" verb

"This difficult idea seems to evade her" verb

"The event evades explanation" verb

"This man always hesitates and evades" verb

"The con man always evades" verb