evitar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin ēvītāre.

Verb

evitar (first-person singular indicative present evito, past participle evitáu)

1. to avoid

Conjugation

Conjugation of evitar

infinitive		evitar
gerund		evitando
past participle		m evitáu, f evitada, n evitao, m pl evitaos, f pl evitaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	evito	evites	evita	evitamos	evitáis	eviten
	imperfect	evitaba	evitabes	evitaba	evitábemos, evitábamos	evitabeis, evitabais	evitaben
	preterite	evité	evitasti, evitesti	evitó	evitemos	evitastis, evitestis	evitaron
	pluperfect	evitare, evitara	evitares, evitaras	evitare, evitara	evitáremos, evitáramos	evitareis, evitarais	evitaren, evitaran
	future	evitaré	evitarás	evitará	evitaremos	evitaréis	evitarán
	conditional	evitaría	evitaríes	evitaría	evitaríemos, evitaríamos	evitaríeis, evitaríais	evitaríen
subjunctive	present	evite	evites, evitas	evite	evitemos	evitéis	eviten, evitan
	imperfect	evitare, evitara	evitares, evitaras	evitare, evitara	evitáremos, evitáramos	evitareis, evitarais	evitaren, evitaran
imperative		—	evita	—	—	evitái	—

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin ēvītāre, present active infinitive of ēvītō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.βiˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.viˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [e.viˈtaɾ]
• Homophone: habitar (Central)

Verb

evitar (first-person singular present evito, first-person singular preterite evití, past participle evitat)

1. to avoid, prevent from happening or encountering

Related terms

• evitable

Further reading

• “evitar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “evitar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “evitar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “evitar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin ēvītāre.

Verb

1. to avoid

Related terms

• evitábel, evitable

Further reading

• “evitar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ēvītāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.vi.ˈtaɾ/
• IPA^(key): /e.vi.ˈta(ʁ)/
• Hyphenation: e‧vi‧tar

Verb

1. to avoid
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Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:evitar.

Related terms

• evitável

Further reading

• Template:R:Priberam

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ēvītāre whence English inevitable.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ebiˈtaɾ/ [e.β̞iˈt̪aɾ]

Verb

1. to avoid, to bypass, to evade, to circumvent, to dodge, to shun, to eschew (to steer clear of)

   Synonyms: rehuir, esquivar

   Después de haberlo evitado muchas horas, acabó por decirnos la verdad.

   After having avoided it for several hours, he ended up telling us the truth.

2. to avoid, to prevent, to keep from, to stop from, to avert, to obviate, to deter
3. to help (abstain from doing) (always in the negative)

   No puedo evitar pensar en lo que podría haber sido si yo simplemente hubiera tomado el riesgo.

   I can't help but wonder what could have been if I had just taken the risk.

4. to spare, to save (to relieve someone having to experience something)
5. to guard against, to ward off
6. (reflexive) to spare oneself

Related terms

• evitable
• inevitable

 

Further reading

• “evitar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014