evasive action
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4.9
- noun
- /ɪˈveɪsɪv ˈækʃən/
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acción evasiva
- The pilot quickly took evasive action to prevent the aircraft from colliding with the mountain.
- take evasive action
- evasive action to avoid
And I had to sort of make, you know, take evasive action.
- And I had to sort of make, you know, take evasive action.
- But it's good news if you take evasive action while we still have time, because thank God the English # almost died.
Examples
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He swerved sharply and took evasive action to dodge the oncoming vehicle.
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The Black Hawk began evasive action, but the Scorpion was too fast, heavily armed, and hard to find.
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I'll try and get on your tail, and I want you to take evasive action.
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The driver took evasive action to avoid the animal and went into the grass median.
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Several horses had to take evasive action, jumping or avoiding the rail.
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Any Organism from a bacterium to a human, if threatened in any way, will take every evasive action to stay alive.
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Don't stop, leaving the cyclist to take evasive action or get hit.
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That was 25 years ago when every maneuver executed by the submarine captain depended largely on his mental ability to quickly assess, calculate, and take evasive action.
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Jaywalking when there is traffic is more than a danger to the jaywalker; it's a danger to the vehicles and any other people around, as a car could crash into anything if the driver needs to take sudden evasive action to avoid a jaywalker.
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During the storm, we had to take evasive action to avoid being struck by falling debris.
Synonyms
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4.9
A quick secret escape from danger or capture
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6.3
A clever move to gain an advantage in a game or fight
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4.4
A move back from a place to escape danger
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1.1
An act of avoiding harm or a dangerous situation
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6.3
A quick movement that lets someone escape being caught
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7.9
A defensive action to protect an army that is retreating or delay an enemy
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7.7
An indirect way to avoid a rule or problem
An action that keeps someone safe from danger
Antonyms
- Jargon
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5.5
A protest where people act directly, for example by blocking a road or factory, to reach their goals
How Evasive
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'evasive action' is a straightforward adjective + noun combination where 'evasive' (avoiding or escaping) modifies 'action' (a step or measure), so the meaning 'an action taken to avoid or escape something' is directly derivable from the parts. This is a standard, compositional pattern in English (and commonly mirrored in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand the MWE.
Etymology
Evasive action makes you picture a quick physical move to get away, like a driver swerving or a player ducking. The word evasive means to 'avoid' and action is the move, so it means a fast move to 'avoid' danger or escape harm.