/ɪˈveɪd/
evade
BrE /ɪˈveɪd/
NAmE /ɪˈveɪd/
~ (doing) sth
to escape from sb/sth or avoid meeting sb
For two weeks they evaded the press.
He managed to evade capture.
~ (doing) sth
to find a way of not doing sth, especially sth that legally or morally you should do
to evade payment of taxes
She is trying to evade all responsibility for her behaviour.
to avoid dealing with or talking about sth
~ sth
Come on, don’t you think you’re evading the issue?
~ doing sth
to evade answering a question
~ sb
(formal)
to not come or happen to sb
SYN elude
The answer evaded him (= he could not think of it).
➡ see also evasion, evasive