🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

피하다

Pronunciation / Transliteration: pihada

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Evade/ɪˈveɪd/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3400 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"우리는 실수를 피하기 위해 최선을 다해야 합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To escape or avoid someone or something, especially by cleverness, trickery, or strategic maneuvering.

    "Experienced project managers know how to evade common pitfalls during the early planning stages."
  2. 2

    To elude or fail to be seen, understood, or obtained by someone.

    "A clear solution seemed to evade the research team despite months of analysis."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin evadere, meaning 'to escape, go out', formed from the prefix ex- ('out of') and vadere ('to go'). Entering English in the late 15th century via Middle French evader, the term shifted from physical escaping to abstractly dodging duties, questions, or negative outcomes such as pitfalls.

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