avoid

[Tdol]

[Firelord]

i found from the dictionary
I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me.

[MikeNewYork]

i found from the dictionary
I crossed the street to avoid meeting him, but he saw me and came running towards me.

Yes, that's correct. The verb "avoid" can take a gerund (seeing) as a complement, but it cannot take an infinitive (to see). :wink:

[red rose]

Ithink seeing is the correct answer ...isnt it?

[RonBee]

Ithink seeing is the correct answer ...isnt it?

Yes, it is. One simply cannot "avoid to see" somebody.

:(

[Silentium]

Ithink seeing is the correct answer ...isnt it?

Yes, it is. One simply cannot "avoid to see" somebody.

:(

I thought the answer was "to see". this proves how poor my English is lol

[MikeNewYork]

Ithink seeing is the correct answer ...isnt it?

Yes, it is. One simply cannot "avoid to see" somebody.

:(

I thought the answer was "to see". this proves how poor my English is lol

This, too, can be overcome. Welcome to UsingEnglish.

[yulia]

Ithink seeing is the correct answer ...isnt it?

Yes, it is. One simply cannot "avoid to see" somebody.

:(

I thought the answer was "to see". this proves how poor my English is lol

This, too, can be overcome. Welcome to UsingEnglish.

First I thought that it's "avoid seeing her". Then I checked in the dictionary and found out that I was right. Great! My English is not that bad at all.

[Tdol]

Hi, Yulia; you were right. It's a common mistake, as you can see in the voting, which is why it is tested so regularly in exams.

[s_e_guner]

I do avoid using infinitive after the verb "avoid" :D