avoid

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /əˈvɔɪd/
• SAMPA: /@"vOId/

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) avoid

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) avoids

Past tense (ya wuce) avoided

Past participle (ya wuce) avoided

Present participle (ana cikin yi) avoiding

1. (transitive) When you avoid something, you stay away from it or you don't do it. <> guji/gujewa abu, kauce, kaucewa, kawar da.
   • Synonym: evade

   Are you avoiding me? <> Kauce min ki ke?

   You can't avoid doing your homework. <> Ba za ka iya gujewa aikin ba.

   Avoid garlic <> ki guji tafarnuwa --bbchausa_verticals/082-baby-learning

   Yadda za a kauce wa rubuta mummunan sakon imel [1] <> How to avoid writing irritating emails [2]

Related words

• avoidance
• avoider