Meaning
to avoid
- to dodge
- to prevent
In a sentence
Cerco di evitare il traffico la mattina.
I try to avoid traffic in the morning.
Ho frenato in tempo e ho evitato la buca.
I braked in time and avoided the pothole.
Evita il freddo, così non ti ammali.
Avoid the cold, so you don't get sick.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| evitare | infinitive |
| evitiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| evito | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| evitate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| eviti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| evitano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| evita | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| evitavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| evitavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| evitavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| evitavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| evitavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| evitava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| evitammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| evitai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| evitaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| evitasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| evitarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| evitò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| eviteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| eviterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| eviterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| eviterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| eviteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| eviterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| evitiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| eviti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| evitiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| eviti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| evitino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| eviti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| evitassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| evitassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| evitaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| evitassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| evitassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| evitasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| eviteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| eviterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| evitereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| eviteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| eviterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| eviterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| evitiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| evitate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| evita | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| evitando | gerund |
| evitato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Use 'evitare' for general avoidance; 'schivare' implies quick physical dodging (e.g., a ball).
- Common mistake: Overusing 'evitare' for 'prevent.' Use 'impedire' or 'prevenire' for stopping something from happening.
- Takes 'avere' as auxiliary in compound tenses (e.g., 'ho evitato'). No agreement with direct object.