Vocabulary     

What does evade mean?

Definitions for evade
ɪˈveɪdevade

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word evade.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestepverb

    avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)

    "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"

  2. elude, evade, bilkverb

    escape, either physically or mentally

    "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"

  3. evadeverb

    practice evasion

    "This man always hesitates and evades"

  4. evadeverb

    use cunning or deceit to escape or avoid

    "The con man always evades"

Wiktionary

  1. evadeverb

    To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to evade the force of an argument.

    The heathen had a method, more truly their own, of evading the Christian miracles. Richard Chenevix Trench.

  2. evadeverb

    To escape; to slip away; sometimes with from.

  3. evadeverb

    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. Robert South.

  4. Etymology: From evado, from e + vado: compare French évader. See wade.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To EVADEverb

    Etymology: evado, Latin.

    In this point charge him home, that he affects
    Tyrannick power: if he evade us there,
    Inforce him with his envy to the people. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

    Or, if thou covet death, as utmost end
    Of misery, so thinking to evade
    The penalty pronounc’d, doubt not but God
    Hath wiselier arm’d his vengeful ire, than so
    To be forestall’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. x. l. 1021.

    He might evade the accomplishment of these afflictions he now gradually endureth. Thomas Browne, Vulgar Errours, b. i.

    Our question thou evad’st; how did’st thou dare
    To break hell bounds? John Dryden, State of Innocence.

    My argument evidently overthrows all that he brings to evade the testimonies of the fathers. Edward Stillingfleet.

    We have seen how a contingent event baffles man’s knowledge, and evades his power. Robert South, Sermons.

  2. To Evadeverb

    His wisdom, by often evading from perils, was turned rather into a dexterity to deliver himself from dangers, than into a providence to prevent. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

    Unarm’d they might
    Have easily, as spirits, evaded swift
    By quick contraction, or remove. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

    The ministers of God are not to evade or take refuge in any of these two forementioned ways. Robert South, Sermons.

ChatGPT

  1. evade

    To evade is to deliberately avoid or escape from something, often by using skill, cleverness, or deceit. This can refer to evading a physical threat or danger, a responsibility or obligation, a question, or even a law or regulation.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Evadeverb

    to get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to evade the force of an argument

  2. Evadeverb

    to escape; to slip away; -- sometimes with from

  3. Evadeverb

    to attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding

  4. Etymology: [L. evadere, evasum, e out + vadere to go, walk: cf. F. s'vader. See Wade.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Evade

    e-vād′, v.t. to escape or avoid artfully: to baffle. [L. evadĕre—e, out, vadĕre, to go.]

Suggested Resources

  1. evade

    Song lyrics by evade -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by evade on the Lyrics.com website.

  2. Evade

    Evade vs. Invade -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Evade and Invade.

Matched Categories

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

Anagrams for evade »

  1. eaved

  2. deave

How to pronounce evade?

How to say evade in sign language?

Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of evade in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of evade in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of evade in a Sentence

  1. Alfred North Whitehead:

    Through and through the world is infested with quantity. To talk sense is to talk quantities, It is no use saying the nation is large- how large? It is no use s aying that radium is scarce- how scarce? You can not evade quantity. You may fly to poetry and music and quantity and number will face you in your rhythms and your octaves.

  2. Kenneth Gross:

    If this was used as a mechanism to evade disclosure, that would be a different story.

  3. Anthony Fauci:

    You want to find out if in fact it does evade the vaccines that we're doing.

  4. Jonathan Turley:

    There will be particular attention to whether there were gaps between barriers and any police cruiser.This vehicle appeared to get through the barrier at a high enough speed to then evade following officers. It also appears completely functional after forcing its way through to the parade route. That raises concerns over the placement of the barriers.

  5. President Biden:

    Any time something like this happens it's going to make you second guess the actions that you take, and the problem with that is when you're second guessing what you're supposed to be doing, people could evade apprehension, you could end up getting yourself hurt, you could end up getting innocent third parties hurt -- because you don't take the actions that are necessary because you're worried you're going to be second guessed by the president of the United States, we’re not talking about being second guessed by someone with a camera, we’re talking about being second guessed by the president of the United States and that's the political situation we’re currently under, and any time that happens of course we’re going to be very, very leery about the actions we take.

more sentences »

Popularity rank by frequency of use

evade#10000#35306#100000

References

Translations for evade

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • تهربArabic
  • evadirSpanish
  • evado, subtefugio, subterfugioLatin
  • ускользать, ускользнуть, избежать, уклоняться, уклониться, избегатьRussian
  • หลบเลี่ยงThai
  • tránh néVietnamese

Get even more translations for evade »

Translation

Find a translation for the evade definition in other languages:

Select another language:

  • - Select -
  • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
  • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
  • Español (Spanish)
  • Esperanto (Esperanto)
  • 日本語 (Japanese)
  • Português (Portuguese)
  • Deutsch (German)
  • العربية (Arabic)
  • Français (French)
  • Русский (Russian)
  • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
  • 한국어 (Korean)
  • עברית (Hebrew)
  • Gaeilge (Irish)
  • Українська (Ukrainian)
  • اردو (Urdu)
  • Magyar (Hungarian)
  • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
  • Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Italiano (Italian)
  • தமிழ் (Tamil)
  • Türkçe (Turkish)
  • తెలుగు (Telugu)
  • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
  • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
  • Čeština (Czech)
  • Polski (Polish)
  • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
  • Românește (Romanian)
  • Nederlands (Dutch)
  • Ελληνικά (Greek)
  • Latinum (Latin)
  • Svenska (Swedish)
  • Dansk (Danish)
  • Suomi (Finnish)
  • فارسی (Persian)
  • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
  • հայերեն (Armenian)
  • Norsk (Norwegian)
  • English (English)

Word of the Day

Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

Please enter your email address:

Citation

Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:

Style:MLAChicagoAPA

"evade." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 30 Oct. 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/evade>.

Powered by CITE.ME Cite.Me

Discuss these evade definitions with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for evade? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    #ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ 

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    someone who takes the place of another person
    A profound
    B blistering
    C handsome
    D alternate

    Nearby & related entries:

    Alternative searches for evade: