evaded; evading
1
: to elude by dexterity or stratagem
2
a
: to avoid facing up to
evaded the real issues
b
: to avoid the performance of : dodge, circumvent
especially
: to fail to pay (taxes)
c
: to avoid answering directly : turn aside
3
: to be elusive to : baffle
the simple, personal meaning evaded them—
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evader
noun
Examples of evade in a Sentence
The criminals have so far managed to evade the police.
a politician skilled at evading difficult questions
The governor has been accused of evading the issue.
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Prostate cancer treatment Cancer employs various tactics to evade the immune system, including producing checkpoint proteins that inhibit T cells from eliminating threats.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2025
But then that peripheral shooter will get lucky, evade three hits in a row, and suddenly the boss, perhaps sensing a soft target, is at that fighter's back.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025
In a statement, Hamas accused Israel of trying to evade the framework of the original ceasefire agreement that both sides agreed to in January.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
The Biden administration built an app that literally guided potential crossers in evading the law while appearing to comply with it.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Mar. 2025
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 5 Mar. 2025
But then that peripheral shooter will get lucky, evade three hits in a row, and suddenly the boss, perhaps sensing a soft target, is at that fighter's back.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 5 Mar. 2025
In a statement, Hamas accused Israel of trying to evade the framework of the original ceasefire agreement that both sides agreed to in January.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
The Biden administration built an app that literally guided potential crossers in evading the law while appearing to comply with it.
—The Editors, National Review, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for evade
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“Evade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evade. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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evade
verb
evaded; evading
1
: to get away from or avoid by skill or trickery
evade a question
evade capture
2
: to escape the understanding of
the meaning of the message evaded them
evader
noun
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