verb
evade
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
In a sentence
Six example sentences with evade, each labelled with its topic.
The minister continued to evade the reporter's third question about the missing budget line, changing the subject twice.
Politics
A witness hoping to evade a direct answer under oath risks being recalled and warned by the judge.
Law
Companies that evade their reporting obligations by shifting the filing date offshore now face penalties in three jurisdictions.
Finance
The coach evaded every question about the benching, praising the team's effort until the press conference ended.
Basketball
Founders who evade the question of who owns the code will find diligence lawyers asking it in writing.
Startups
People often evade a hard question by answering an easier one nearby, and rarely notice they have done it.
Psychology
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Found in these word lists
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- GregMat 960 GRE WordsRecognized
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