evade
/ɪˈveɪd/verb
उच्चारण इवेड
बच निकलना, टालना, कतराना
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[T] ~ sb/sth
to escape from or avoid meeting somebody or something
बच निकलना, टालना, कतराना
- The thief evaded the police for three months.
- She evaded his eyes and looked at the floor.
- The runaway prisoner evaded capture for several weeks.
+ 2 more examples
- He evaded the reporters by leaving through the back door.
- The car swerved to evade the cow in the road.
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[T] ~ sth
to find a way of not doing something that you should do, especially by being dishonest
(कर्तव्य, कर) से बचना, चकमा देना
- He was jailed for evading income tax.
- The minister evaded the question for the third time.
- Some businesses evade tax by hiding their real profits.
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- She evaded her responsibility by saying she was busy.
- The witness evaded every question about the night of the accident.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
evade + noun
Evade is transitive and takes a person, a duty or a rule directly.
'Evade' transitive है और इसके बाद व्यक्ति, कर्तव्य या नियम सीधे आता है।
- The thief evaded the police for a week.
- Some firms evade tax by hiding their income.
evade + -ing
It can also take a gerund when the thing avoided is an action.
जब बचा जाने वाला काम कोई क्रिया हो, तब gerund भी आ सकता है।
- He evaded answering the question.
evade vs avoid
Evade suggests clever or dishonest escape, often from something you should face. Avoid is neutral.
'Evade' में चतुराई या बेईमानी से बच निकलने का भाव है, प्रायः उस चीज़ से जिसका सामना करना चाहिए। 'Avoid' तटस्थ है।
- She tried to evade her responsibility.
- I avoid the main road in the rush hour.
evasion / evasive (related forms)
The noun is evasion, and the adjective evasive describes an answer that does not directly address the question.
Noun 'evasion' है और adjective 'evasive' ऐसे उत्तर का वर्णन करता है जो प्रश्न का सीधा जवाब न दे।
- Tax evasion is a crime.
- His reply was evasive.
+Collocations 4
evade + noun
arrestcapturetaxresponsibilityquestion
- The accused evaded arrest for three months.
adverb + evade
narrowlycleverlydeliberatelysuccessfullyrepeatedly
- The minister repeatedly evaded the reporter's questions.
evade + abstract noun
dutyjusticethe issuethe lawdetection
- No criminal can evade justice for ever.
attempt to + evade
try tomanage toseek tofail to
- He managed to evade the guards.
“More examples 5
- The leader evaded the main question and talked about the weather.
नेता ने मुख्य प्रश्न टाल दिया और मौसम की बातें करने लगा।
- The fox evaded the dogs by running into the river.
लोमड़ी नदी में दौड़कर कुत्तों से बच निकली।
- Arjun tried to evade the exam fee by giving false details.
अर्जुन ने झूठा विवरण देकर परीक्षा शुल्क से बचने का प्रयास किया।
- Tax evasion deprives the government of money for schools.
कर-चोरी सरकार को विद्यालयों के लिए धन से वंचित करती है।
- The player evaded two defenders and scored.
खिलाड़ी ने दो रक्षकों को चकमा देकर गोल कर दिया।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The criminal evaded from the police.
✓ The criminal evaded the police.
Evade is transitive and takes no preposition.
'Evade' transitive है और इसके साथ preposition नहीं आता।
✗ He evaded to pay the tax.
✓ He evaded paying the tax.
Evade takes a gerund, not a to-infinitive.
'Evade' के बाद gerund आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ She gave an evasion answer.
✓ She gave an evasive answer.
The adjective is evasive; evasion is a noun.
Adjective 'evasive' है; 'evasion' noun है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Evade, avoid and escape all mean getting away from something, but only evade suggests cunning.
Evade, avoid और escape तीनों किसी चीज़ से दूर हटने के अर्थ में हैं, पर केवल evade में चतुराई का भाव है।
To get away from something by a trick or by dishonesty.
किसी चीज़ से चाल या बेईमानी से बच निकलना।
- He evaded the question.
To keep away from something, with no suggestion of dishonesty.
किसी चीज़ से दूर रहना, बेईमानी के संकेत के बिना।
- She avoids sweets.
To get free from danger or from a place where you were held.
ख़तरे या बंधन की जगह से मुक्त हो जाना।
- The prisoner escaped from jail.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
e·vade
With -vade (like invade and pervade; not 'evaid'); the noun evasion, the adjective evasive (an evasive answer).
अंत में -vade (invade और pervade की तरह; 'evaid' गलत है); noun evasion, adjective evasive (an evasive answer)।
?Which word?
evade, avoid and elude
Evade suggests cleverness or dishonesty in escaping something you ought to face: 'evade tax', 'evade a question'. Avoid is neutral: keep away from: 'avoid the traffic'. Elude means to escape by being hard to catch or understand: 'The answer eluded me', 'The fox eluded the hounds'. Tax avoidance is legal planning; tax evasion is a crime.
Evade में उस चीज़ से चतुराई या बेईमानी से बचने का भाव है जिसका सामना करना चाहिए: 'evade tax', 'evade a question'। Avoid तटस्थ है: दूर रहना: 'avoid the traffic'। Elude का अर्थ 'पकड़ या समझ में न आकर बच जाना' है: 'The answer eluded me', 'The fox eluded the hounds'। Tax avoidance कानूनी योजना है; tax evasion अपराध।
The evade/avoid/elude set and the tax evasion/tax avoidance pair are regular items.
Evade/avoid/elude का सेट और tax evasion/tax avoidance की जोड़ी अक्सर पूछी जाती है।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Evade capture, evade tax, evade the question.
Collocations: evade capture (पकड़े जाने से बच निकलना), evade tax (कर की चोरी करना), evade the question (सवाल का सीधा जवाब देने से बचना)।