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Search phrase: avoid

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 37 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
Antony and CleopatraAC V.ii.242 avoid and leave himauoid and leaue him
As You Like ItAYL I.i.23how to avoid ithow to auoid it
As You Like ItAYL II.v.31and i have been all this day to avoid him he isand i haue bin all this day to auoid him / he is
As You Like ItAYL V.iv.94 avoid but the lie direct and you may avoid that tooauoyd but the lye direct and you may auoide that too
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iii.48satan avoid i charge thee tempt me notsathan auoide i charge thee tempt me not 
The Comedy of ErrorsCE IV.iii.65 avoid then fiend what tellest thou me of suppingauoid then fiend what telst thou me of supping 
CoriolanusCor IV.v.25pray you avoid the housepray you auoid the house
CoriolanusCor IV.v.33 avoid comeauoid come
CymbelineCym I.ii.56thou basest thing avoid hence from my sightthou basest thing auoyd hence from my sight
CymbelineCym I.ii.71and did avoid a puttockand did auoyd a puttocke
HamletHam I.i.135which happily foreknowing may avoid(which happily foreknowing may auoyd)
HamletHam III.ii.14herod pray you avoid itherod pray you auoid it
HamletHam III.iv.151repent whats past avoid what is to comerepent whats past auoyd what is to come
Henry IV Part 22H4 IV.v.208to be again displaced which to avoidto be againe displacd which to auoyd
Henry VH5 III.iii.42what say you will you yield and this avoidwhat say you will you yeeld and this auoyd
Henry VI Part 22H6 I.iv.39false fiend avoidfalse fiend auoide
Henry VI Part 33H6 II.vi.66because he would avoid such bitter tauntsbecause he would auoid such bitter taunts
Henry VIIIH8 V.i.86.1 avoid the galleryauoyd the gallery
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.199i do not know the man i should avoidi do not know the man i should auoyd
King JohnKJ I.i.215yet to avoid deceit i mean to learnyet to auoid deceit i meane to learne
King LearKL I.i.124on her kind nursery (to cordelia) hence and avoid my sight &ndash on her kind nursery hence and avoid my sight
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.262and therefore red that would avoid dispraiseand therefore red that would auoyd dispraise
MacbethMac II.iii.140is to avoid the aim therefore to horseis to auoid the ayme therefore to horse
Measure for MeasureMM III.i.198now stands he will avoid your accusation he made trialnow stands he will auoid your accusation he made triall
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW II.ii.263i would you knew ford sir that you might avoidi would you knew ford sir that you might auoid
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.137impossible places though what i am i cannot avoidimpossible places though what i am i cannot auoide
Much Ado About NothingMA I.i.90your trouble the fashion of the world is to avoid costyour trouble the fashion of the world is to auoid cost
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.248i may avoid him which of these is hei may auoide him which of these is he
Richard IIR2 I.iii.241a partial slander sought i to avoid
Richard IIR2 II.i.264yet see no shelter to avoid the stormyet seeke no shelter to auoid the storme
Richard IIIR3 III.v.67t avoid the censures of the carping worldtauoid the censures of the carping world
Richard IIIR3 III.vii.150therefore &ndash to speak and to avoid the firsttherefore to speake and to auoid the first
The TempestTem IV.i.142is almost come &ndash well done avoid no moreis almost come well done auoid no more
Troilus and CressidaTC II.ii.66of will and judgement how may i avoidof will and iudgement how may i auoyde
Twelfth NightTN III.iv.299 avoid it but he has promised me as he is a gentlemanauoide it but hee has promised me as he is a gentleman
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.433 avoid whats grown than question how tis bornauoid whats growne then question how tis borne
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.462thou bearst my life off hence let us avoidthou bearst my life off hence let vs auoid

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Glossary

 22 result(s).
avoidleave quit clear out [of]
avoidbe off be gone go away
avoidrepudiate deny reject
circumventionwarning to avoid chance to outwit
eschew avoid escape prevent
evitate avoid avert get away from
forbearleave alone avoid stay away [from]
livestay afloat avoid destruction
make[unclear meaning] avoid beware or let go release
outrunescape avoid elude
passlet pass omit avoid
preventspare able to avoid
preventtake steps to thwart avoid by prompt action
saveprevent avoid avert
scapeescape avoid
sheweschew avoid shirk
shunrefuse avoid refrain from
skipjump over avoid pass by
spareomit avoid refrain [from]
spare avoid shun keep away from
spare avoid offending refrain from causing distress to
virginius 5th-c bc centurion who slew his daughter either to avoid her being raped or because she was raped

Thesaurus

 22 result(s).
avoideschew
avoidevitate
avoidforbear
avoidmake
avoidoutrun
avoidpass
avoidsave
avoidscape
avoidshew
avoidshun
avoidskip
avoidspare
avoidspare
avoid by prompt actionprevent
avoid destructionlive
avoid offendingspare
avoid able toprevent
avoid warning tocircumvention
destruction avoidlive
offending avoidspare
prompt action avoid byprevent
warning to avoidcircumvention

Themes and Topics

 3 result(s).
Past tenses... past participle - but many modern texts avoid this term because the form is by no mea...
Historical figures...nturion who slew his daughter either to avoid her being raped or because she was raped...
Frequently Encountered Words (FEW)... launce] villain forbear 2 leave alone avoid stay away [from] ac iii xiii 107 [anto...
...so sad scape &rsquo scape (v ) escape avoid 1h4 ii ii 59 [prince hal to all of the...

Words Families

 8 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
avoidBASIC avoid v, avoided adj, void adj, void v, voiding adj
avoidNOTun avoided adj
un avoidedBASICsee AVOID
void(ing)BASICsee AVOID

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