All 3 Uses of
evade
in
All Quiet on the Western Front
- He tries to evade the question, but in the end has to confess, for Kropp tells the same story.
Chpt 5 (definition 1) *evade = avoid
- [when Paul falls down trying to go to the bathroom, but doesn't want to tell the nurse]
"Have you been dreaming then?" she asks.
"Perhaps—" I evade.
Chpt 10 (definition 2) *evade = trying to avoid answering a question
- "What did you pick the cherry branches for?"
"Surely I can pick cherry blossom if I want to!" he replied evasively—and after a while: "I have a big orchard with cherry trees at home."
Chpt 11 (definition 2)evasively = in a manner that avoids directly answering a question
Definitions:
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(1) (evade as in: evade the enemy) physically avoid or get away from; or: said of something that is hard to obtain
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(2) (evade as in: evade the question) to avoid or try to avoid either a responsibility or telling the whole truth