# avoid

- **Language:** English
- **Level:** B1 (Intermediate)
- **Part of speech:** verb
- **Pronunciation:** /əˈvɔɪd/
- **English:** to stay away from something or prevent it from happening
- **Persian:** اجتناب کردن

## Example

> Try to avoid sugar before bed.
> سعی کن قبل از خواب قند نخوری.

## Synonyms

escape

## Common phrases

- avoid doing
- avoid trouble
- avoid the traffic

## Related words

- [continue](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/continue): to keep doing something or to start again after a pause (B1)
- [start](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/start): to begin doing something (A2)
- [finish](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/finish): to complete something or come to the end (A2)
- [encounter](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/encounter): to meet or experience something unexpectedly (B2)
- [maintain](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/maintain): to keep something in good condition or at the same level (B2)
- [obtain](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/obtain): to get something, especially by effort (B2)
- [run](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/run): to move quickly on your feet (A1)
- [walk](https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/walk): to move along on foot at a normal speed (A1)

Source: https://langai.darkube.ir/vocabulary/english/avoid