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# avoid

verb (avoid, avoids, avoided, avoiding); adjective avoidable

«avoid» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To avoid something means to keep away from it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoid/#m1)
2. To avoid doing something means to try not to do it or to stop it happening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoid/#m2)
3. To avoid a person means to stay away from them on purpose. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoid/#m3)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons «avoid» is a key word: avoid deep water, avoid touching hot pans, avoid strangers' cars, avoid sharing passwords. In health lessons: avoid too much sugar, avoid foods you are allergic to. In maths and writing: check your work to avoid mistakes. Phrases: avoid danger, avoid mistakes, avoid doing, avoid eye contact.

### Examples

- Avoid swimming where there are no lifeguards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoid/#x1)
- Wash your hands to avoid getting sick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoid/#x2)
- Check your answers to avoid silly mistakes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoid/#x3)
- She avoided me all day because she was upset. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoid/#x4)
- People with a nut allergy must avoid nuts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoid/#x5)
- We took a different road to avoid the traffic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoid/#x6)
- Avoid looking straight at the Sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoid/#x7)
- He tried to avoid the puddles on the way to school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoid/#x8)

### Note

After «avoid» use the -ing form: «avoid getting wet», not «avoid to get wet». Regular verb: avoided. Avoiding people forever usually does not solve a problem with them; talking to a trusted adult helps.

## In Jewish tradition

In safety lessons «avoid» is a key word: avoid deep water, avoid touching hot pans, avoid strangers' cars, avoid sharing passwords. In health lessons: avoid too much sugar, avoid foods you are allergic to. In maths and writing: check your work to avoid mistakes. Phrases: avoid danger, avoid mistakes, avoid doing, avoid eye contact.

### Examples

- It is necessary to avoid confusion between these letters ; different authors translate them in different manners. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#x1)
- To avoid writing too many strokes, the Chinese made one stroke to represent five units. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#x2)
- Avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it, and pass on. (Writings PRO.4.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#x3)

### Note

After «avoid» use the -ing form: «avoid getting wet», not «avoid to get wet». Regular verb: avoided. Avoiding people forever usually does not solve a problem with them; talking to a trusted adult helps.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «avoid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/avoid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«avoid» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/avoid.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «avoid» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«avoid» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/avoid.html) on Mova free.