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# avoid

«avoid» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to keep away from it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (avoid, avoids, avoided, avoiding); adjective avoidable

### meaning for a pupil

1) To avoid something means to keep away from it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#m1)

2) To avoid doing something means to try not to do it or to stop it happening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#m2)

3) To avoid a person means to stay away from them on purpose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In safety lessons «avoid» is a key word: avoid deep water, avoid touching hot pans, avoid strangers' cars, avoid sharing passwords. In health lessons: avoid too much sugar, avoid foods you are allergic to. In maths and writing: check your work to avoid mistakes. Phrases: avoid danger, avoid mistakes, avoid doing, avoid eye contact.

### examples

- It is necessary to avoid confusion between these letters ; different authors translate them in different manners. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#x1)
- To avoid writing too many strokes, the Chinese made one stroke to represent five units. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#x2)
- Avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it, and pass on. (Writings PRO.4.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#x3)
- Avoid swimming where there are no lifeguards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#x4)
- Wash your hands to avoid getting sick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#x5)
- Check your answers to avoid silly mistakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#x6)
- She avoided me all day because she was upset. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#x7)
- People with a nut allergy must avoid nuts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#x8)
- We took a different road to avoid the traffic. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#x9)
- Avoid looking straight at the Sun. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#x10)
- He tried to avoid the puddles on the way to school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/#x11)

### note

After «avoid» use the -ing form: «avoid getting wet», not «avoid to get wet». Regular verb: avoided. Avoiding people forever usually does not solve a problem with them; talking to a trusted adult helps.

### In the corpora

- [Avoid it, pass not by it; turn from it, and pass on.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.105/)
- [A pill box with the days of the week helps someone see whether today's tablets have been taken and avoid a double dose.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/21/)
- [On matters of taste, like cats versus dogs, there is no single right answer, so bots usually avoid taking sides.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/6-why-the-bot-agrees-too-easily/17/)
- [Singing with a sore throat can strain the voice and make it worse; singers rest, drink water and avoid shouting.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/8-singing-choirs-and-talent-shows/14/)
- [Dancers avoid getting dizzy when spinning by spotting: fixing their eyes on one point and whipping the head round to find it again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/arts/30-dances-of-the-world-and-dancing-at-parties/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «avoid» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/avoid/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.