évité

Évité is a French word formed from the verb éviter, used as an adjective to indicate that something has been prevented or avoided. It is the masculine singular form; the feminine form is évitée, and the masculine and feminine plurals are évités and évitées, respectively. As an adjective, évité typically accompanies a noun and agrees in gender and number, as in un accident évité or des risques évités.

Etymology and relation to other forms: évité derives from éviter, which comes from Latin evitare meaning to shun or ward off. The noun évitement, derived from the same root, denotes the act or process of avoidance.

Usage and domains: The term is common in safety, risk management, economics, and regulatory language, where it describes outcomes that did not occur due to prevention or prudent choices. Examples include des coûts évités (costs avoided), des risques évités (avoided risks), or un danger évité (an avoided danger). In narrative or formal text, évité can appear in passive constructions such as Cela a été évité (That has been avoided).

Grammatical notes: When used as a past participle functioning as an adjective, évité agrees with the noun it modifies. The related noun évitement and the verb éviter are common references in discussions of prevention, safety, and decision-making.

See also: éviter, évitement, coût évité, risque évité.