avoid
/əˈvɔɪd/verb
उच्चारण अवॉइड
(किसी चीज़ से) बचना, परहेज़ करना
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[T] ~ sth | ~ doing sth
to prevent something bad from happening; to choose not to do something
(किसी चीज़ से) बचना, परहेज़ करना
- Avoid making the same mistake twice.
- Try to avoid late nights during the week of the exam.
- Avoid driving at night on this road.
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- We took the bypass to avoid the traffic jam.
- She avoided saying anything that would upset her friend.
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[T] ~ sb/sth
to keep away from somebody or something
(किसी से) दूर रहना, कतराना
- He has been avoiding me all week.
- She avoids crowded markets during the festival season.
- He tried to avoid the teacher in the corridor.
+ 2 more examples
- People with allergies must avoid certain foods.
- She avoids the main road during rush hour.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
avoid + -ing
Avoid is followed by the -ing form, never by a to-infinitive.
'Avoid' के बाद -ing रूप आता है, to-infinitive कभी नहीं।
- Radhika avoids eating oily food.
- Try to avoid making silly mistakes.
avoid + noun / pronoun
Avoid takes a direct object and no preposition: avoid traffic, avoid him.
'Avoid' का direct object होता है और कोई preposition नहीं आता: avoid traffic, avoid him।
- We left early to avoid the traffic.
- She avoided him all week.
avoid + sb's + -ing
A possessive before -ing says who does the action that you try to prevent.
-ing से पहले possessive बताता है कि जिस काम को आप रोकना चाहते हैं उसे कौन करता है।
- He avoided her seeing the letter.
cannot avoid + -ing / unavoidable
Cannot avoid -ing means cannot stop yourself; unavoidable describes something that cannot be prevented.
'Cannot avoid -ing' का अर्थ स्वयं को रोक न पाना है; 'unavoidable' उस बात का वर्णन करता है जिसे रोका नहीं जा सकता।
- I could not avoid laughing at his joke.
- The delay was unavoidable.
+Collocations 4
avoid + noun
troubleaccidentsmistakesdelaycrowds
- Drive carefully to avoid accidents.
adverb + avoid
carefullynarrowlydeliberatelycompletelystudiously
- The bus narrowly avoided a collision.
avoid + at all costs
at all costsif possibleas far as possiblewherever possiblelike the plague
- Avoid plastic bags wherever possible.
try / manage to avoid
try to avoidmanage to avoidneed to avoidhelp avoidbe able to avoid
- She managed to avoid an argument.
“More examples 5
- The doctor told him to avoid sugar.
डॉक्टर ने उसे चीनी से परहेज़ करने को कहा।
- Radhika took a short cut to avoid the market crowd.
राधिका ने बाज़ार की भीड़ से बचने के लिए छोटा रास्ता लिया।
- The driver swerved to avoid a stray cow.
ड्राइवर ने एक आवारा गाय से बचने के लिए गाड़ी मोड़ दी।
- You should avoid using phone during the exam.
आपको परीक्षा के दौरान फ़ोन का प्रयोग करने से बचना चाहिए।
- He avoided my eyes and said nothing.
उसने मुझसे आँख चुराई और कुछ नहीं कहा।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He avoided to go to the party.
✓ He avoided going to the party.
Avoid takes -ing, not to + verb.
'Avoid' के बाद -ing आता है, to + verb नहीं।
✗ She avoided from meeting him.
✓ She avoided meeting him.
Avoid takes no preposition before -ing.
'Avoid' के बाद -ing से पहले preposition नहीं आता।
✗ I avoided to the crowd.
✓ I avoided the crowd.
Avoid is transitive and takes no to before its object.
'Avoid' transitive है और object से पहले 'to' नहीं लगता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Avoid, escape and prevent are different: avoid is to keep away, escape is to get free, prevent is to stop.
'Avoid', 'escape' और 'prevent' भिन्न हैं: avoid दूर रहना है, escape मुक्त होना है, prevent रोकना है।
◇Word family
?Which word?
avoid + -ing
Avoid is followed by the -ing form, never by the to-infinitive.
Avoid के बाद हमेशा gerund (-ing form) आता है, to-infinitive कभी नहीं आता। इसलिए 'avoid to make' गलत है और 'avoid making' सही है।