avoid
verb (used with object)
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun.
am avoiding
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present progressiveof avoid (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"I have seen multiple bear market cycles by now, so I am avoiding any knee-jerk reaction," said 23-year old Sumnesh Salodkar in Mumbai, whose crypto holdings are down but still in positive territory.
From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2022
Despite my mother-in-law's initial insistence that we're all family, I am avoiding all "Get Out" adjacent situations now and forevermore.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2021
Mr. Bush at first demurred, then turned and said, “I am avoiding the question,” before disappearing into the crowd.
From New York Times ● May 21, 2015
I am definitely not having kids because I am avoiding something.
From Time ● May 14, 2015
That is why I am avoiding you; that is why I have not replied to your letters.
From The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) by Vicente Blasco Ib??ez
