IWAS
IWAS is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
iwas, íwas v [A; b(1)] {1} slip away from, get out of the way.
Miiwas siya sa íyang mga kúyug nga pulus hubug, He slipped away from his companions who were all drunk.
Kun wà pa makaiwas, igù na untà siya, Had he not dodged, he would have been hit.
{2} avoid doing s.t.
Ubligasiyun nga dílì maiwasan, Obligations one cannot avoid.
{3} [A3] miss a mark.
Miiwas ug diyútay sa íyang úlu ang bala, The bullet missed his head by just a little bit.
Miíwas hinúun ka sa ámung pista, You missed our fiesta (came after it).
Miiwas siya sa íyang mga kúyug nga pulus hubug, He slipped away from his companions who were all drunk.
Kun wà pa makaiwas, igù na untà siya, Had he not dodged, he would have been hit.
{2} avoid doing s.t.
Ubligasiyun nga dílì maiwasan, Obligations one cannot avoid.
{3} [A3] miss a mark.
Miiwas ug diyútay sa íyang úlu ang bala, The bullet missed his head by just a little bit.
Miíwas hinúun ka sa ámung pista, You missed our fiesta (came after it).