evade

evade: e|vade [ıˈveıd] v [T]

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1¦(not talk about something)¦

2¦(not do something)¦

3¦(not pay)¦

4¦(escape)¦

5¦(not achieve/understand)¦

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[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: évader, from Latin evadere, from vadere 'to go, walk']

1.) ¦(NOT TALK ABOUT SOMETHING)¦

to avoid talking about something, especially because you are trying to hide something

→↑evasion

▪ I could tell that he was trying to evade the issue .

▪ The minister evaded the question .

2.) ¦(NOT DO SOMETHING)¦

to not do or deal with something that you should do

→↑evasion

▪ You can't go on evading your responsibilities in this way.

▪ You're simply trying to evade the problem .

3.) ¦(NOT PAY)¦

to avoid paying money that you ought to pay, for example tax

→↑evasion

▪ Employers will always try to find ways to evade tax.

4.) ¦(ESCAPE)¦

to escape from someone who is trying to catch you

▪ She managed to evade the police.

▪ So far he has evaded capture .

5.) ¦(NOT ACHIEVE/UNDERSTAND)¦

formal if something evades you, you cannot do it or understand it

= ↑elude

▪ The subtleties of his argument evaded me.

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évade — évade … Dictionnaire des rimes
évadé — évadé … Dictionnaire des rimes
évadé — évadé, ée [ evade ] adj. et n. • 1611; de évader 1 ♦ Qui s est échappé. Des prisonniers évadés. 2 ♦ N. Personne qui s est échappée. ⇒ fugitif. Reprendre, capturer un évadé. ● évadé, évadée adjectif et nom Se dit de quelqu un qui s est évadé de l… … Encyclopédie Universelle
evade — /i vād/ vt evad·ed, evad·ing 1: to unlawfully fail to pay (taxes) through fraudulent or deceptive means compare avoid 2: to avoid answering directly trying to evade the question Merriam Webster’s Dictionary … Law dictionary
evade — e‧vade [ɪˈveɪd] verb [transitive] TAX LAW to not do something that you should do according to the law, for example not paying tax: • He was charged with evading $12.6 million of taxes. compare avoid evasion noun … Financial and business terms
evade — [ē vād′, ivād′] vi. evaded, evading [Fr évader < L evadere < e , out, from + vadere, to go: see WADE] 1. Rare to escape; get away 2. to be deceitful or clever in avoiding or escaping something; use evasion vt. 1. to avoid or escape from by… … English World dictionary
Evade — E*vade (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evaded}; p. pr. & vb. n.. {Evading}.] [L. evadere, evasum, e out + vadere to go, walk: cf. F. s [ e]vader. See {Wade}.] To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Evade — E*vade , v. t. 1. To escape; to slip away; sometimes with from. Evading from perils. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Unarmed they might Have easily, as spirits evaded swift By quick contraction or remove. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To attempt to escape; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
évadé — évadé, ée (é va dé, dée) part. passé. Qui s est échappé de quelque lieu. Un forçat évadé du bagne. Substantivement. On a repris les évadés … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Évadé — (franz., »Ausgerissener, Entsprungener«), ursprünglich verächtliche Bezeichnung, die den katholischen Priestern beigelegt wurde, die ihr Amt niederlegten und den Priesterrock auszogen; dann von diesen selbst als Ehrenname angenommen, um sich als… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
evade — 1510s, escape, from M.Fr. evader, from L. evadere to escape, get away, from ex away (see EX (Cf. ex )) + vadere to go, walk (see VAMOOSE (Cf. vamoose)). Related: Evaded; evading. Special sense of esc … Etymology dictionary

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