αποφεύγω — meaning in English

English meaning

• avoid verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
• dodge verb To avoid something by moving quickly out of its way.
• eschew verb To deliberately avoid or keep away from something, usually on moral or practical grounds.
• shun verb To deliberately avoid someone or something, often as a form of social rejection.

Senses

αποφεύγω is used for these senses in English:

• dodge (ambitransitive) To avoid (something) by moving suddenly out of the way.
• eschew (transitive, formal) To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

avoid — full definition

1. verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
2. verb To prevent something from happening, or to stop yourself from doing something.
3. verb legal: To make a contract or legal act void; to cancel it.

dodge — full definition

1. verb To avoid something by moving quickly out of its way.
2. verb To avoid dealing with a question, responsibility, or difficulty.
3. noun A trick or clever way of avoiding something, especially a duty or tax.