avoid

sakınmak, uzak durmak B1

to keep away from someone or something; to stay clear of

I avoid eating junk food to stay healthy.

• The driver tried to avoid the pothole on the road.
• Students often avoid plagiarism by citing sources correctly.
• During the debate, she skillfully avoided answering the controversial question.
• Researchers must avoid bias when designing experiments.

• avoid traffic · trafikten kaçınmak She left early to avoid traffic on the highway.
• avoid confrontation · çatışmadan kaçınmak He tends to avoid confrontation at work.
• avoid doing sth They avoid making the same mistake again.

sb: birisi · sth: bir şey

zıt: confront

önlemek, engellemek B2

to keep something from happening; to stop something from occurring

Engineers design filters to avoid contamination of the water supply.

• The policy aims to avoid unnecessary expenses in the budget.
• Teachers use clear instructions to avoid misunderstandings among students.
• Regulators introduced stricter rules to avoid future financial crises.
• Scientists develop models to avoid catastrophic climate scenarios.

• avoid disease · hastalığı önlemek Vaccination helps to avoid disease outbreaks.
• avoid errors · hataları önlemek Proofreading the manuscript can avoid errors.

sb: birisi · sth: bir şey

benzer: stopprevent

zıt: cause