to avoid

  • 31avoid — verb 1 prevent sth; choose not to do sth ADVERB ▪ altogether ▪ It is sometimes impossible to avoid conflict altogether. ▪ actively, assiduously, carefully, consciously, deliberately …

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  • 32avoid — [[t]əvɔ͟ɪd[/t]] ♦♦ avoids, avoiding, avoided 1) VERB If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening. [V n] The pilots had to take emergency action to avoid a disaster... [V ing] Women… …

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  • 33avoid — a|void W1S2 [əˈvɔıd] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: esvuidier, from vuidier to empty ] 1.) to prevent something bad from happening ▪ Road safety is taught to young children to avoid road accidents. ▪ It is important to take… …

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  • 34avoid — verb (T) 1 to do something to prevent something bad from happening: The other car swerved, trying to avoid a collision. | avoid doing sth: This leaflet tells you how to avoid getting ill while travelling. 2 to deliberately stay away from someone… …

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  • 35avoid — 01. I think she s really mad at me; she keeps [avoiding] me. 02. The driver of the car had to swerve suddenly to [avoid] hitting a young child who ran into the street after a ball. 03. You can t [avoid] doing your homework, so you might as well… …

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  • 36avoid — avoidable, adj. avoidably, adv. avoider, n. /euh voyd /, v.t. 1. to keep away from; keep clear of; shun: to avoid a person; to avoid taxes; to avoid danger. 2. to prevent from happening: to avoid falling. 3. Law. to make void or of no effect;… …

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  • 37Avoid tone — An avoid tone is a jazz theory term given to a scale degree which is considered especially dissonant relative to the harmony implied by the root chord.For example, in C major, the root chord is C major triad (consisting of notes C, E, and G). Of… …

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  • 38avoid — /ə vɔɪd/ verb to try not to do something ● My aim is to avoid paying too much tax. ● We want to avoid direct competition with Smith Ltd. ● The company is struggling to avoid bankruptcy. (NOTE: You avoid something or avoid doing something.) …

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  • 39Avoid One Thing — Infobox musical artist Name = Avoid One Thing Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Boston, Massachusetts, USA Genre = Years active = 2002 2005 (Hiatus) Label = Side One Dummy Records Associated acts = URL …

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  • 40Avoid One Thing (album) — Infobox Album Name = Avoid One Thing Type = Album Artist = Avoid One Thing Released = April 9, 2002 Recorded = Sound Station Seven in Providence, Rhode Island Genre = Rock Length = 31:45 Label = SideOneDummy Producer = Joe Gittleman Reviews =… …

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