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Moderateavoided
The correct spelling is avoided.
How to pronounce avoided
/əˈvɔɪdɪd/
verbIPA: /əˈvɔɪdɪd/
Say it like: Avo-yde-d
The correct spelling is avoided. To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun For example: "I try to avoid the company of gamblers."
Usage Examples
“I try to avoid the company of gamblers.”
Definition
verb
- 1.To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun
- 2.To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from
- 3.To try not to do something or to have something happen
- 4.To make empty; to clear.
- 5.To make void, to annul; to refute (especially a contract).
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