vermeiden

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German

Etymology

From ver- +‎ meiden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯dən/
  • Hyphenation: ver‧mei‧den
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Verb

vermeiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present vermeidet, past tense vermied, past participle vermieden, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to avoid (something happening, doing something)
    Ich möchte vermeiden, denselben Fehler noch einmal zu machen.
    I want to avoid making the same mistake again.

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Further reading

  • vermeiden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • vermeiden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • vermeiden” in Duden online
  • vermeiden” in OpenThesaurus.de