evade

«evade» in Mova's school dictionary: To escape from or keep away from someone or something… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (evade, evades, evaded, evading)

meaning for a pupil

1) To escape from or keep away from someone or something, like a chaser. tree →

2) To avoid answering a question or doing something you should do, often by being clever or dishonest. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and games, a character evades capture or guards. In sport, a player evades a tackle. In law and money, «evading tax» means not paying tax you owe, which is a crime. In discussions, «evading the question» means not answering. Phrases: «evade capture», «evade the question», «tax evasion».

examples

• The fox evaded the hounds by running into the river. tree →
• The winger evaded two defenders and scored. tree →
• He evaded my question by changing the subject. tree →
• The thief evaded the police for weeks. tree →
• Some animals evade predators by hiding. tree →
• Evading tax is against the law. tree →
• You will not evade your challenge in that way, my love, and you shall run with me or you shall run to your ship with me behind you. tree →

note

Regular verb. Noun: evasion; adjective: evasive (not giving clear answers). Trap: «tax evasion» is illegal, while «tax avoidance» uses legal tricks.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «evade» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.