evade
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evade
- /ɪˈveɪd/
Rhymes with -eɪd
Where it comes from
From Middle French évader, from Latin ēvādō (“to pass or go over; flee”), from ē (“out of, from”) + vādō (“to go; walk”). See also wade.
verb evades · evading · evaded
- To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from. He evaded his opponent's blows.
- To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from. Evading from perils.
- To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding. The ministers of God are not to evade and take refuge any of these ... ways.
Similar: equivocate, shuffle, dodge, end-run, sidestep, give the go-by, give someone the runaround
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: elude, circumvent, dodge, put off, sidestep, duck, parry, bilk, skirt, hedge, fudge, escape, flee, shirk, undermine, avert
verb
Similar: equivocate, shuffle, dodge, end-run, sidestep, give the go-by, give someone the runaround
Translations
Every language
verb to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, elude
| Español | evadir, soslayar, dar esquinazo, burlar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 閃 /闪 shǎn, 逃脫 /逃脱 táotuō, 躲開 /躲开 duǒkai |
| Français | esquiver |
| Deutsch | ausweichen |
| Italiano | schivare, evitare, eludere |
| Русский | уклоня́ться uklonjátʹsja, уклони́ться uklonítʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | tránh, trốn |
verb to escape or slip away
| Español | evadir |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 溜走 liūzǒu, 脫身 /脱身 tuōshēn |
| Français | s'évader |
| Deutsch | meiden |
| Italiano | evadere, eludere |
| Русский | ускольза́ть uskolʹzátʹ, ускользну́ть uskolʹznútʹ |
verb to attempt to escape
| Español | evadir |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | sich entziehen |
| Italiano | evadere |
| Русский | избега́ть izbegátʹ, избежа́ть izbežátʹ |
Talk about this word "evade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/evade. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. evade. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/evade "evade." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/evade.Cite this
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title = {evade},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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