how to pronounce avoided

/əˈvɔɪdɪd/

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avoided is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of avoided in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… that could have been avoided even more …”

meanings of avoided

verb:

Simple past tense and past participle of avoid.

avoided frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word avoided occurs in english on average 11.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.