evitar

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evitar

[eβ̞iˈt̪aɾ]

Rhymes with aɾ

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Del latín evitare

verb haber evitado · evitando · habiendo evitado · evitado · evito · evitas

Precaver que suceda una cosa.
Similar: precaver, impedir
Librarse uno con prudencia y previsión del daño o perjuicio que le amenazaba, o de cualquier lance ruidoso u ocasión en que preveía peligro.
Excusar, huir de incurrir en algo.
Huir de tratar a uno; apartarse de su comunicación.
Similar: eludir, rehuir, esquivar, sortear, obviar, soslayar, torear, capear, escaquearse, librarse, zafarse · Opposite: afrontar, encarar, enfrentar, arrostrar

In English

avert to ward off
avoid to try not to be hit; to give way
eschew avoid, shun
startle to deter; to cause to deviate
shun to avoid, ostracize
ward off to parry, or turn aside
deter to prevent something from happening
stave off prevent something from happening
foreclose to prevent from doing something

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"evitar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/es/evitar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"evitar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/es/evitar.

BibTeX

@misc{evitar_2026,
  title = {evitar},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/evitar},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}