Expressions used in Everyday Spoken English in Social and Professional contexts
avoid
avoid
1) be indirect; step around sth or sb (physically or figuratively)
- How to MemorizePopularity HighProfessional HighSocial
- avoid the situation/each other, problem was avoidable/unavoidable
- AnalysisTo avoid something means to prevent something from happening or to keep from doing something. You can avoid a task, a person or a location. Usually, you might avoid things that are unsafe, unpleasant or difficult. This verb can be used equally in social and professional contexts.
- Social Examples (Basic)
- I haven't seen you in weeks. Are you avoiding me?
- Try to avoid the pothole. Otherwise, you might have an accident.
- Look, you can't avoid the situation forever. Just go and talk to them.
- Professional Examples (Basic)
- I think the problem was completely avoidable. You should have done your research beforehand.
- You could have avoided this situation if you had dealt with the problem earlier.
- Look...it was bound to happen. It was completely unavoidable. There's nothing you could have done.
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