Tuesday, October 21, 2008

evade (example)

another example from class:

I found this word when I read an article on National Geographic online.

-'The skill could help the fish evade dragonfly predators.'

In this case, this word is used for the meaning of 'escape'.

You can use this word for the meaning of 'cheating on smb's tax'. In that case, you can say 'He evade $1 million in taxes!'.

comments:
1. I found three more meanings
1. not talk about something ; to avoid talking about sth, especially because you are trying to hide sTh
EX: I could tell that he was trying to evade the issue.

2. not do something ; to not do or deal with something that you should do
EX: You're simply trying to evade the problem.

3. if something evades you, you cannot do it or understand it (synonym elude)
EX: The subtleties of his argument evaded me.

2. Hmm.. We also know the word 'invade' means that to break into other's area without their permission. Is the word '-vade' related to those meanings?

feel free to comment and answer that question!

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