Synonyms: avert, circumvent, elude, evade, shirk, sidestep, steer clear of, bilk
Conjugation
| Indicative mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|
| (I) avoid | (I) avoided |
| (thou) avoidest | (thou) avoidedst |
| (he) avoids, avoideth | (he) avoided |
| (we) avoid | (we) avoided |
| (you) avoid | (you) avoided |
| (they) avoid | (they) avoided |
| Subjunctive mood |
|---|
| Present tense | Past tense |
|---|
| (I) avoid | (I) avoided |
| (thou) avoid | (thou) avoided |
| (he) avoid | (he) avoided |
| (we) avoid | (we) avoided |
| (you) avoid | (you) avoided |
| (they) avoid | (they) avoided |
| Imperative mood |
|---|
| avoid |
| Participles |
|---|
| Present participle | Past participle |
|---|
| avoiding | avoided |
The fact that they managed to avoid total assimilation and preserve their language and other national characteristics is often considered a miracle.
A second referendum could avoid all this.