Meaning of "avoid"

avoid •

v.
• • 1. to keep out of the way of: umiwas, iwasan, umilag, ilagan
  • 2. to keep away from: lumayo, layuan, mangilag, pangilagan
  • 3. to go aside from, to be off the path: lumihis, lihisan

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shoulder

n.
• • 1. the part of the body to which an arm is attached: balikat
  • 2. the part of a garment that covers a shoulder: balikat (ng baro)
  • 3. the side or edge of a road: tabi ng daan, gilid ng daan

v.
• • 1. to take on the shoulders, to bear (burden, blame, etc.): bumalikat, isabalikat, balikatin, pumasan, pasanin
  • 2. to push with the shoulders: sumiksik, maniksik, siksikin
  • 3. shoulder to shoulder, side by side, together: magkatabi, tabi-tabi, magkakatabi
  • 4. with united effort: magkakatulong, tulung-tulong
  • 5. straight from the shoulder, frankly, directly: tapatan, tuwiran, prangko
  • 6. to turn or give a cold shoulder to, to shun, avoid, show dislike for: umilag, ilagan, umiwas, iwasan, lumayo, layuan

escape

v.
• • 1. to get free from confinement, as from prison: tumakas, makatakas
  • 2. to be able to get out and away: makakawala, makaalpas, makalaya
  • 3. to elope: magtanan, lumayas
  • 4. to be free or safe from: maligtas, makaligtas
  • 5. to avoid: umiwas, iwasan

n.
• • 1. act of escaping (from prison): pagtakas
  • 2. escaping from a cage: pagkawala, pag-alpas
  • 3. eloping: pagtatanan, paglayas
  • 4. avoiding: pag-iwas

help

n.
• • 1. assistance: tulong
  • 2. financial aid: abuloy
  • 3. support (moral or financial): tangkilik, pagtangkilik

v.
• • 1. to assist: tumulong, tulungan
  • 2. to help in time of affliction: dumamay, damayan
  • 3. to avoid, keep from: umiwas, iwasan
  • 4. to support: tumangkilik, tangkilikin, kumalinga, kalingain
  • 5. to lend aid, esp. in time of danger: sumaklolo, saklolohan

shun

v.
• • to keep away from, avoid: umiwas, iwasan, umilag, ilagan, lumayo, layuan

dodge

v.
• • 1. to move quickly to one side: umigtad, igtaran, biglang umilag, ilagan
  • 2. to avoid or evade: umiwas, iwasan

n.
• • 1. a trick to cheat or deceive: daya, linlang, lansi
  • 2. a sudden movement to one side: biglang ilag (pag- ilag), igtad

lihis

v.
• • lumihis (-um-) to detour, to deviate from. Lumihis ang kotse sa putik. The car drove around the mud. maglihis, ilihis (mag-:i-) to deviate something from. Ilihis mo ang kotse sa mga bato. When driving the car avoid the rocks.

ilag

v.
• • umilag (-um-) to avoid, to dodge, to keep off, to shun. Umilag ako sa bola. I dodged the ball.

v.
• • mangilag (mang-) to be cautious, to be wary, to keep away from. Mangilag ka sa mga masamang tao. Avoid the undesirable people.

iwas

v.
• • umiwas, iwasan (-um-:-an) to avoid. Umiwas ka sa sakuna. Avoid accidents.