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evitar.

to avoid, to bypass, to evade, to circumvent, to dodge, to shun, to eschew (to steer clear of)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/ebiˈtaɾ/[e.β̞iˈt̪aɾ]
  1. to avoid, to bypass, to evade, to circumvent, to dodge, to shun, to eschew (to steer clear of)

    Después de haberlo evitado muchas horas, acabó por decirnos la verdad.
  2. to avoid, to prevent, to keep from, to stop from, to avert, to obviate, to deter

  3. to help (abstain from doing) (always in the negative)

    No puedo evitar pensar en lo que podría haber sido si yo simplemente hubiera tomado el riesgo.
  4. to spare, to save (to relieve someone having to experience something)

  5. to guard against, to ward off

  6. to spare oneself

    reflexive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin ēvītāre whence English inevitable.

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