Definition of "evade" in English

verb

1. (transitive) To get away from by cunning; to avoid by using dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to cleverly escape from.

   • He evaded his opponent's blows.
   • The robbers evaded the police.
   • to evade the force of an argument

2. (transitive) To escape; to slip away; — sometimes with from.

3. (intransitive) To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding.