No. 777 in Malay
mengelak
To avoid or evade.
In a sentence
Dia cuba mengelak daripada menjawab soalan itu.
He tried to evade answering that question.
In this sentence, 'mengelak' is used to mean avoiding or evading responsibility or action, as the person is avoiding answering a question.
Kereta itu segera mengelak ke tepi untuk mengelakkan kemalangan.
The car immediately swerved to the side to avoid an accident.
Here, 'mengelak' describes a physical action of moving to the side to avoid danger, showing its meaning of dodging something physically.
Pelajar itu mengelak alasan bahawa dia tidak menyelesaikan kerja rumah.
The student gave an excuse, trying to avoid the matter of not completing his homework.
In this instance, 'mengelak' conveys the sense of avoiding certain truths by giving excuses.
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