evitar

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Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin ēvītāre.

Verb

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evitar (first-person singular indicative present evito, past participle evitáu)

  1. to avoid

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ēvītāre.

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Verb

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evitar (first-person singular present evito, first-person singular preterite evití, past participle evitat)

  1. to avoid, prevent from happening or encountering

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Latin ēvītāre.

Verb

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evitar (first-person singular present evito, first-person singular preterite evitei, past participle evitado)

  1. to avoid

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin ēvītāre.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: e‧vi‧tar

Verb

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evitar (first-person singular present evito, first-person singular preterite evitei, past participle evitado)

  1. to avoid

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Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:evitar.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ēvītāre whence English inevitable.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ebiˈtaɾ/ [e.β̞iˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: e‧vi‧tar

Verb

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evitar (first-person singular present evito, first-person singular preterite evité, past participle evitado)

  1. to avoid, to bypass, to evade, to circumvent, to dodge, to shun, to eschew (to steer clear of)
    Synonyms: rehuir, esquivar
    Después de haberlo evitado muchas horas, acabó por decirnos la verdad.
    After having avoided it for several hours, he ended up telling us the truth.
  2. to avoid, to prevent, to keep from, to stop from, to avert, to obviate, to deter
  3. to help (abstain from doing) (always in the negative)
    No puedo evitar pensar en lo que podría haber sido si yo simplemente hubiera tomado el riesgo.
    I can't help but wonder what could have been if I had just taken the risk.
  4. to spare, to save (to relieve someone having to experience something)
  5. to guard against, to ward off
  6. (reflexive) to spare oneself

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