evade
1 verb escape sth/sb TRANSITIVEéalaigh ó PhrV seachain verb she evaded arrest d'éalaigh sí ó lucht a gafa, chuaigh sí ó ghabháilthey evaded the enemy d'éalaigh siad ón namhaid, sheachain siad an namhaid 2 verb avoid meeting sb TRANSITIVEseachain verb he managed to evade the media d'éirigh leis na meáin a sheachaintTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb avoid duty, obligation TRANSITIVEseachain verb éalaigh ó PhrV to evade the law an dlí a sheachaint, teacht thart ar an dlíto evade a duty éalú ó dhualgas 4 verb FIN avoid paying TRANSITIVEto evade tax cáin a sheachaint, cáin a imghabháil technical term 5 verb avoid talking about TRANSITIVEseachain verb éalaigh ó PhrV she evaded the issue sheachain sí an cheist 6 verb (of success etc) be elusive TRANSITIVEsuccess has so far evaded them níor éirigh leo go dtí seo