Avoid and Listen

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Avoid verb - To get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery.

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Listen and avoid are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Listen" instead a verb "Avoid".

Listen verb - To pay attention especially through the act of hearing.

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Avoid and listen are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Avoid" instead a verb "Listen".

Nearby Words: listening, listened, listener

After season 1, he tells her and some of their other close allies so that at least they will listen when he tells them something and he can avoid the Cassandra Did It accusations.

Source: Series / The Listener
Bratty Teenage Daughter: Elizabeth Calling The Old Lady Out: Ned tries to avoid this when he talks to Grandma about his diet, but she doesn't listen and he ends up yelling and hurting her feelings.

Source: Literature / Jelly Belly
Obi-Wan tries to avoid a fight by telling them that it wasn't worth it, but they wouldn't listen.

Source: Mugging The Monster / Live-Action Films

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