No. 11,423 in Spanish

evitó

"Evité" is the past tense and means "he/she/it avoided."

In a sentence

Carlos evitó el tráfico al salir temprano.
Carlos avoided the traffic by leaving early.
Here, 'evitó' is used in the past tense to indicate that Carlos took action to prevent encountering traffic.
Ella evitó mencionar el tema durante la reunión.
She avoided mentioning the topic during the meeting.
In this sentence, 'evitó' suggests a deliberate effort to refrain from bringing up a subject.
El pájaro evitó el peligro volando lejos.
The bird avoided the danger by flying away.
This use of 'evitó' conveys that the bird actively escaped a threatening situation.

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