All 4 Uses of
evade
in
David Copperfield
- Steerforth evaded the question for a little while; looking in scorn and anger on his opponent, and remaining silent.†
Chpt 7-9
- I had some shadowy idea of endeavouring to evade the question, by replying that I thought him a very nice gentleman; but my aunt was not to be so put off, for she laid her work down in her lap, and said, folding her hands upon it: 'Come!†
Chpt 13-15
- If you try to evade me, I'll stop you, if it's by the hair, and raise the very stones against you!'†
Chpt 49-51 *
- 'You are not busy, Mr. Heep?' said Traddles, whose eye the cunning red eye accidentally caught, as it at once scrutinized and evaded us.†
Chpt 52-54
Definition:
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(evade as in: evade the enemy) physically avoid or get away from; or: said of something that is hard to obtain