Synonyms: evade, elude, circumvent, shirk, sidestep, steer clear of, avert, bilk
Conjugation
Indicative mood |
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Present tense | Past tense |
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(I) avoid | (I) avoided |
(thou) avoidest | (thou) avoidedst |
(he) avoids, avoideth | (he) avoided |
(we) avoid | (we) avoided |
(you) avoid | (you) avoided |
(they) avoid | (they) avoided |
Subjunctive mood |
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Present tense | Past tense |
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(I) avoid | (I) avoided |
(thou) avoid | (thou) avoided |
(he) avoid | (he) avoided |
(we) avoid | (we) avoided |
(you) avoid | (you) avoided |
(they) avoid | (they) avoided |
Imperative mood |
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avoid |
Participles |
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Present participle | Past participle |
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avoiding | avoided |
The fact that they managed to avoid total assimilation and preserve their language and other national characteristics is often considered a miracle.
A second referendum could avoid all this.