evitar
A1#653Hear it
verb
- to avoid, to bypass, to evade, to circumvent, to dodge, to shun, to eschewto steer clear of
- to avoid, to prevent, to keep from, to stop from, to avert, to obviate, to deter
- to helpabstain from doing) (always in the negative
- to spare, to saveto relieve someone having to experience something
- to guard against, to ward off
Forms
Present
| I | evito |
|---|---|
| you | evitas |
| he, she, it | evita |
| we | evitamos |
| you (plural) | evitáis |
| they | evitan |
Preterite
| I | evité |
|---|---|
| you | evitaste |
| he, she, it | evitó |
| we | evitamos |
| you (plural) | evitasteis |
| they | evitaron |
Imperfect
| I | evitaba |
|---|---|
| you | evitabas |
| he, she, it | evitaba |
| we | evitábamos |
| you (plural) | evitabais |
| they | evitaban |
Future
| I | evitaré |
|---|---|
| you | evitarás |
| he, she, it | evitará |
| we | evitaremos |
| you (plural) | evitaréis |
| they | evitarán |
Conditional
| I | evitaría |
|---|---|
| you | evitarías |
| he, she, it | evitaría |
| we | evitaríamos |
| you (plural) | evitaríais |
| they | evitarían |
Subjunctive
| I | evite |
|---|---|
| you | evites |
| he, she, it | evite |
| we | evitemos |
| you (plural) | evitéis |
| they | eviten |
Imperfect subjunctive
| I | evitara / evitase |
|---|---|
| you | evitaras / evitases |
| he, she, it | evitara / evitase |
| we | evitáramos / evitásemos |
| you (plural) | evitarais / evitaseis |
| they | evitaran / evitasen |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- No pude evitarlo.I couldn't avoid it.A1Pensar y decir — Thinking and saying
- Estoy preparado para evitar problemas.I'm ready to avoid problems.A1Otra vez, por favor (7) — Once more, please (7) (A1)
- Para evitar problemas, deja tu cargo.To avoid problems, leave your post.A1Otra vez, por favor (10) — Once more, please (10) (A1)
- Ramos prefiere evitar las cámaras: «La justicia no necesita fotos», dice.Ramos would rather avoid the cameras: "Justice doesn't need photos," she says.A2El espía del ministerio — The spy at the ministry (A2)