No. 516 in Danish
undgå
"Undgå" means "to avoid."
In a sentence
Vi skal undgå farlige situationer.
We should avoid dangerous situations.
Here, 'undgå' is used to express the concept of preventing or staying away from undesired events or causes.
Hun forsøger at undgå konfrontationer.
She tries to avoid confrontations.
In this construction, 'undgå' is used to describe a deliberate effort to stay away from certain interactions or scenarios.
Det er umuligt at undgå alt ubehageligt.
It is impossible to avoid everything unpleasant.
Here, 'undgå' is used philosophically to illustrate the concept of evading negative experiences comprehensively.
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