Välttää

Translations

1. (transitive) to avoid, evade, escape, dodge; to avert (a disaster)

   Synonyms: väistää, karttaa

   Sinun pitäisi välttää tyydyttynyttä rasvaa.

   You should avoid saturated fats.

2. (intransitive) to refrain (from doing = active 3rd infinitive in elative), make a point (of not doing)
3. (intransitive, uncommon) to do, be good enough, act as a workaround

   Synonyms: menetellä, kelvata

Conjugations

Indicative Conjugations

The present, imperfect, perfect, and pluperfect (past perfect) tenses in English correspond to "speaks", "spoke", "has spoken", and "had spoken".

Conditional Conjugations

The conditional present and perfect moods in English typically correspond to "would" and "would have".