uniknąć — meaning in English

English meaning

• abscond verb To leave secretly and hurriedly, usually to escape custody or having taken something that is not yours.
• avoid verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
• escape verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.

Senses

uniknąć is used for these senses in English:

• abscond (intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away. [From mid 16th century.]
• abscond (transitive, uncommon) To evade, to hide or flee from.
• avoid (transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
• escape (transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get 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.

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