evade

  • 21evade — verb (T) 1 evade the subject/question/issue etc to avoid talking about something, especially because you are trying to hide something: Stop trying to evade the issue. 2 to find a way of not doing something you should do: evade your… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22evade — e•vade [[t]ɪˈveɪd[/t]] v. e•vad•ed, e•vad•ing 1) to escape or avoid by speed or agility: to evade one s pursuers[/ex] 2) to get around by cleverness or trickery: to evade rules; to evade paying taxes[/ex] 3) to avoid doing or fulfilling: to evade …

    From formal English to slang

  • 23evade — UK [ɪˈveɪd] / US verb [transitive] Word forms evade : present tense I/you/we/they evade he/she/it evades present participle evading past tense evaded past participle evaded 1) to avoid accepting or dealing with something that you should do He had …

    English dictionary

  • 24evade — avoid, avert, evade Avoid and evade overlap in meaning, but evade has a stronger sense of guile or trickery in escaping from an obligation (such as paying income tax). Avert means ‘to turn aside’ (which is its literal meaning in averting one s… …

    Modern English usage

  • 25evade — verb a) To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; …

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  • 26evade — v. (G) they evade paying taxes by living abroad * * * [ɪ veɪd] (G) they evade paying taxes by living abroad …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 27evade — Synonyms and related words: abstain, around the bush, avoid, back and fill, bail out, beat about, beg, beg the question, bicker, bilk, blench, blink, boggle, break away, break jail, break loose, bypass, cavil, cheat, choplogic, circumvent, cop… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 28evade — e|vade [ ı veıd ] verb transitive 1. ) to avoid accepting or dealing with something that you should do: He had become an expert at evading responsibility. She was found guilty of evading taxes amounting to nearly $500,000. a ) to avoid talking… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 29evade — [ɪˈveɪd] verb [T] 1) to avoid dealing with someone or something that you should deal with He had become an expert at evading responsibility.[/ex] 2) to avoid being caught The armed robbers managed to evade the police.[/ex] …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 30evade — /ɪ veɪd/ verb to try to avoid something ♦ to evade tax to try illegally to avoid paying tax …

    Dictionary of banking and finance