1 to escape from sb/sth or avoid meeting sb:
[VN] For two weeks they evaded the press. * He managed to evade capture. [also V-ing]
2 to find a way of not doing sth, especially sth that legally or morally you should do:
[VN] to evade payment of taxes * She is trying to evade all responsibility for her behaviour. * He never sought to evade his responsibilities. [also V-ing]
3 to avoid dealing with or talking about sth:
[VN] Come on, don't you think you're evading the issue? * [V-ing] to evade answering a question
4 [VN] (formal) to not come or happen to sb
SYNELUDE:
The answer evaded him (= he could not think of it).
seealsoEVASION, EVASIVE
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is evade a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, evade is tagged as verb.
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