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vermeiden

avoid

verb fer-MY-den Less Common
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Usage Note

vermeiden is a strong verb (participle vermieden) for steering clear of something undesirable. To say you avoid doing something, use vermeiden, etwas zu tun or vermeiden, dass.... Do not confuse it with verhindern ('to prevent' something from happening at all).

Examples

"Wir wollen Fehler vermeiden."

Natural Translation

We want to avoid mistakes.

Literal Translation

We want mistakes to-avoid.

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