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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

evade

/ɪˈveɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.39 in modern English

Syllables
evade
IPA
/ɪˈveɪd/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.

Transitive verb

verb

To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.

Transitive verb

verb

To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle French évader, from Latin ēvādō (“to pass or go over; flee”), from ē (“out of, from”) + vādō (“to go; walk”). See also wade.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

evades (present, singular) evading (participle, present) evaded (participle, past) evaded (past)

Derived Forms

evadable evadee evader evadible evadingly evasible evasion evasive unevaded

Frequently Paired Words

prevaricate

Synonyms

equivocate shuffle dodge end-run sidestep give the go-by give someone the runaround hedge fudge put off circumvent parry

Rhymes With

made home-made played trade paid grade aid afraid laid stayed decade they'd

Questions

How do you pronounce evade?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˈveɪd/.
What does evade mean?
To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.
Where does evade come from?
From Middle French évader, from Latin ēvādō (“to pass or go over; flee”), from ē (“out of, from”) + vādō (“to go; walk”). See also wade.

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