Dec 1, 2012 · escape, avoid, evade, elude, shun, eschew mean to get away or keep away from something. escape stresses the fact of getting away or being passed by not necessarily …

EVADE meaning: 1. to avoid or escape from someone or something: 2. to intentionally not talk about something or…. Learn more.

If you evade a question or a topic, you avoid talking about it or dealing with it. The Minister denied he was evading the question. [VERB noun] Too many companies, she says, are evading the …

Definition of evade verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. evade (doing) something to escape from somebody/something or avoid meeting somebody. For two weeks they evaded …

EVADE meaning: 1 : to stay away from (someone or something) to avoid (someone or something); 2 : to avoid dealing with or facing (something)

Oct 9, 2025 · evade (third-person singular simple present evades, present participle evading, simple past and past participle evaded) He evaded his opponent's blows. The robbers evaded …

e•vade /ɪˈveɪd/ v. [~ + object], e•vad•ed, e•vad•ing. to escape or avoid esp. by cleverness or trickery: He managed to evade his pursuers. See -vade-. See escape.

There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb evade, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

The word "evade" originates from the Latin "evadere," which means "to escape" or "to get away." The prefix "e-" generally means "out of" or "away from," and "vadere" translates to "to go" or …

Evade implies adroit maneuvering and sometimes suggests dishonesty or irresponsibility: tried to evade jury duty. To elude is to get away from artfully: eluded their pursuers.