evité

Evité is the past participle of the French verb éviter, meaning to avoid or to prevent. In modern usage, it appears in passé composé and other compound tenses with the auxiliary avoir, as well as in adjectival phrases.

As a participle, évité has four gender and number forms: masculin singulier évité, féminin singulier évitée, masculin pluriel évités, féminin pluriel évitées. In passé composé with avoir, the participle usually does not agree with the subject, but it may agree with a preceding direct object: par exemple, les obstacles qu'il a évités. In the passive voice with être, the form appears as ont été évités (or les obstacles qui ont été évités), with agreement reflecting the subject.

As an adjective, évité can modify a noun to indicate that something has been avoided or prevented. For example, une solution évitée describes a solution that was avoided, though this usage is somewhat less common than the verbal form.

Etymology and related forms: évité derives from éviter, which comes from Latin evitare. The word is typically used in French prose to express avoidance of danger, difficulty, or obligation, and it participates in standard conjugation patterns of -ir verbs with irregular participle formations.

Usage notes: In everyday French, éviter and its past participle évité are common in contexts involving risk management, planning, or problem-solving. Its adjectival use is possible but less frequent; in most cases, the verb form is preferred when speaking of avoidance.