Past tense of avoid
regular verb
The past tense of avoid is avoided. The past participle is also avoided.
Forms of avoid
| Base form (V1) | avoid /əˈvɔɪd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | avoided /əˈvɔɪdɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | avoided /əˈvɔɪdɪd/ |
| Present participle | avoiding /əˈvɔɪdɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | avoids /əˈvɔɪdz/ |
Avoided in a sentence
- I avoided the slap easily.
- One town was flooded from the storm, while the other town avoided the storm.
- The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes.From the entry early
- I avoided the guards by moving only when they weren't looking.From the entry by
- He avoided being seen gazing at her chest, although he dearly longed to stare.From the entry chest
Meaning of avoid
- verb To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun.
- verb To stay out of the way of (something harmful).
- verb To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
Questions about the past tense of avoid
- What is the past tense of avoid?
- The past tense of avoid is avoided.
- What is the past participle of avoid?
- The past participle of avoid is avoided.
- Is avoid a regular or irregular verb?
- Avoid is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: avoid (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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