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evitar

/ebiˈtaɾ/ verb B1
  1. to avoid, to bypass, to evade, to circumvent, to dodge, to shun, to eschew (to steer clear of) · Después de haberlo evitado muchas horas, acabó por decirnos la verdad. After having avoided it for several hours, he ended up telling us the truth.
  2. to avoid, to prevent, to keep from, to stop from, to avert, to obviate, to deter
  3. to help (abstain from doing) (always in the negative) · No puedo evitar pensar en lo que podría haber sido si yo simplemente hubiera tomado el riesgo. I can't help but wonder what could have been if I had just taken the risk.
  4. to spare, to save (to relieve someone having to experience something)
  5. to guard against, to ward off
  6. to spare oneself (reflexive)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
evitar
Gerund
evitando
Past participle
evitado
Present (yo)
evito
Preterite (yo)
evité

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Los rayos de luz del fanal se derramaron sobre la expansión de las aguas, ya embravecidas por la tempestad, y los buques pudieron evitar aquella noche el peligro que los amenazaba.
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 8 · C1
¡Qué bien hice—se dijo—en evitar que nadie me viese río arriba, donde está el escondido remanso de las anguilas y de las truchas que he descubierto yo solo!
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 17 · C1
La señora se pone de pie delante de la portezuela á fin de evitar el asalto, pero ellos no cejan en su propósito y atropellan todo lo existente.
Spanish Tales for Beginners, p. 26 · C1
Apenas la luz dió en su rostro, sentí mi sangre afluir al corazón y oculté la cara para evitarle la vergüenza de reconocerme.
Juvenilia, p. 7 · C1

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