EVADE


Meaning of EVADE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ɪˈveɪd ]

v.tr. 1 a escape from, avoid, esp. by guile or trickery. b avoid doing (one's duty etc.). c avoid answering (a question) or yielding to (an argument). 2 a fail to pay (tax due). b defeat the intention of (a law etc.), esp. while complying with its letter. 3 (of a thing) elude or baffle (a person). øøevadable adj. evader n. [F ÷vader f. L evadere (as E-, vadere vas- go)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.