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# evade

verb (evade, evades, evaded, evading)

«evade» 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 escape from or keep away from someone or something, like a chaser. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evade/#m1)
2. To avoid answering a question or doing something you should do, often by being clever or dishonest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evade/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and games, a character evades capture or guards. In sport, a player evades a tackle. In law and money, «evading tax» means not paying tax you owe, which is a crime. In discussions, «evading the question» means not answering. Phrases: «evade capture», «evade the question», «tax evasion».

### Examples

- The fox evaded the hounds by running into the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evade/#x1)
- The winger evaded two defenders and scored. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evade/#x2)
- He evaded my question by changing the subject. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evade/#x3)
- The thief evaded the police for weeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evade/#x4)
- Some animals evade predators by hiding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evade/#x5)
- Evading tax is against the law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evade/#x6)
- You will not evade your challenge in that way, my love, and you shall run with me or you shall run to your ship with me behind you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/evade/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun: evasion; adjective: evasive (not giving clear answers). Trap: «tax evasion» is illegal, while «tax avoidance» uses legal tricks.

## In Jewish tradition

In stories and games, a character evades capture or guards. In sport, a player evades a tackle. In law and money, «evading tax» means not paying tax you owe, which is a crime. In discussions, «evading the question» means not answering. Phrases: «evade capture», «evade the question», «tax evasion».

### Examples

- Rittangelius always gives " praeter illud ineffabile." Pistorius gives '\* praeter ineffabile." Postellus evades the difficulty and simply puts the word Belimah into his Latin trans- lation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/evade/#x1)

### Note

Regular verb. Noun: evasion; adjective: evasive (not giving clear answers). Trap: «tax evasion» is illegal, while «tax avoidance» uses legal tricks.

## On Mova

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