Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to evade
Participle: evaded
Gerund: evading
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | evade |
| you | evade |
| he;she;it | evades |
| we | evade |
| you | evade |
| they | evade |
Perfect
| I | have evaded |
| you | have evaded |
| he;she;it | has evaded |
| we | have evaded |
| you | have evaded |
| they | have evaded |
Past
| I | evaded |
| you | evaded |
| he;she;it | evaded |
| we | evaded |
| you | evaded |
| they | evaded |
Pluperfect
| I | had evaded |
| you | had evaded |
| he;she;it | had evaded |
| we | had evaded |
| you | had evaded |
| they | had evaded |
Future
| I | will evade |
| you | will evade |
| he;she;it | will evade |
| we | will evade |
| you | will evade |
| they | will evade |
Future Perfect
| I | will have evaded |
| you | will have evaded |
| he;she;it | will have evaded |
| we | will have evaded |
| you | will have evaded |
| they | will have evaded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | evade |
| you | evade |
| he;she;it | evade |
| we | evade |
| you | evade |
| they | evade |
Perfect
| I | have evaded |
| you | have evaded |
| he;she;it | have evaded |
| we | have evaded |
| you | have evaded |
| they | have evaded |
Imperfect
| I | evaded |
| you | evaded |
| he;she;it | evaded |
| we | evaded |
| you | evaded |
| they | evaded |
Pluperfect
| I | had evaded |
| you | had evaded |
| he;she;it | had evaded |
| we | had evaded |
| you | had evaded |
| they | had evaded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would evade |
| you | would evade |
| he;she;it | would evade |
| we | would evade |
| you | would evade |
| they | would evade |
Perfect
| I | would have evaded |
| you | would have evaded |
| he;she;it | would have evaded |
| we | would have evaded |
| you | would have evaded |
| they | would have evaded |
Imperative
| you | evade |
| we | Let's evade |
| you | evade |
Verbs conjugated like 'evade'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'evade'
vade,
avale,
bejade,
blade,
cade,
clade,
dade,
devide,
ease,
elate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to keep away from
- abjure, avert, avoid, dodge, duck, elude, escape, eschew, evitate, get away from, mithe, shun, shy away from, sidestep, skirt, steer clear, waive
- elude
- avoid, dodge, escape, shun, sidestep
- baffle
- trick, foil, mystify, conceal, screen, veil
- equivocate
- lie, fence, dissemble, prevaricate, pretend, quibble
Antonyms
- elude
- pursue, follow, confront, encounter
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1513, from M.Fr. evader, from L. evadere "to escape, get away," from ex- "away" + vadere "to go, walk" (see vamoose).
2. From Middle French évader, from Latin ēvādō (“to pass or go over; flee”), from ē (“out of, from”) + vādō (“to go; walk”). See also wade.
Sample Sentences
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Finding that nothing would satisfy him, I evaded his questions after the first score or two, and in particular pleaded ignorance respecting the name of the fur whereof the coat was made. I am unable to say whether this was the reason, but that [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)