want to avoid

Frequency: 9.025.0 per million words

To have a desire to avoid something.

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Examples (10)

  • I really want to avoid traffic this morning.
  • We want to avoid any legal complications with this contract.
  • He said he had wanted to avoid the argument, but it was inevitable.
  • She wants to avoid seeing her ex-boyfriend at the party.
  • They want to avoid making the same mistakes as their predecessors.
  • Don't you want to avoid all that unnecessary stress?
  • As a diabetic, I want to avoid sugary drinks at all costs.
  • I want to avoid discussing politics at the family dinner tomorrow.
  • The company's main goal is that they want to avoid another public relations disaster.
  • After the breakup, I just want to avoid feeling lonely, so I'm keeping busy.