verb
avoid
uh-VOYD/əˈvɔɪd/
To keep clear of someone or something.
The pedestrian avoids the muddy puddle by taking the dry path.
Etymology
The pieces originally meant “empty out”; earlier uses included removing something or withdrawing oneself. The modern sense of keeping away may also reflect confusion with Old French eviter, “avoid.”
In context
avoid permanent muscle weakness is just to avoid having attacks and to avoid having attacks you need to know what medications keep you from having those attacks
More examples
- She avoided the busy road.
- They have avoided unnecessary delays.
- He is avoiding contact with the wet paint.
Forms
avoid · avoids · avoided · avoiding
avoidance noun — The act of keeping clear of something.