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meiden

to avoid, to stay away from

ˈm a ɪ̯ d ə n
meid avoid + en 1st/3rd person plural present
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #27,223
to avoid, to stay away from Often used with a person, place, or thing as its direct object.
GE: Wir müssen den Verkehr meiden.
EN: We have to avoid traffic.
Conjugation of meiden
meiden
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — meiden
Second — meidet
Third meidet meiden
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — meiden
Second — meidet
Third — meiden
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — meidet

Seit Tag eins meiden Sie jede Gelegenheit, ein Teamleiter zu werden.

Since day one, you have avoided every opportunity to become a team leader.

— War Machine (2026)

Sie meiden mich.

They avoid me.

Tom ist sehr aggressiv; daher meiden ihn viele.

Tom is very aggressive; therefore, many people avoid him.

Meiden Sie jenen Ort!

Avoid that place!

So was versuche ich bewusst zu meiden.

I consciously try to avoid things like that.

— Marvel's The Avengers (2012)

Alle meiden sie.

Everyone avoids her.

— Phoenix (2014)

Noch wollen wir es meiden, eine Schlacht zu schlagen, wie wir sind.

We still want to avoid fighting a battle as we are.

— Henry V (1989)

Ich versuche, ihn zu meiden.

I try to avoid him.

Sounds similar to

meinen ˈm a ɪ̯ n ə n leiden ˈl a ɪ̯ d ə n