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- DictionaryE·vade/əˈvād/
verb
- 1. escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery: "friends helped him to evade capture for a time"
avoid stresses forethought and caution in keeping clear of danger or difficulty. try to avoid past errors. evade implies adroitness, ingenuity, or lack of scruple in escaping or avoiding. evaded the question by changing the subject. elude implies a slippery or baffling quality in the person or thing that escapes.
Evade definition: to escape from by trickery or cleverness. See examples of EVADE used in a sentence.
EVADE definition: 1. to avoid or escape from someone or something: 2. to intentionally not talk about something or…. Learn more.
EVADE meaning: 1. to avoid or escape from someone or something: 2. to intentionally not talk about something or…. Learn more.
If you evade someone or something, you move so that you can avoid meeting them or avoid being touched or hit. Under the pretence of lighting a candle, she evades him and disappears. [ VERB noun ]
evade the truth of a point or question by raising irrelevant objections. type of: avoid. stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something. verb. escape, either physically or mentally. “This difficult idea seems to evade her”. “The event evades explanation”. synonyms: bilk, elude.
1. to escape or avoid by speed or agility: to evade one's pursuers. 2. to get around by cleverness or trickery: to evade rules; to evade paying taxes. 3. to avoid doing or fulfilling: to evade an obligation. 4. to avoid answering directly: She evaded our questions by changing the subject.
