Meaning of "iwas"

iwas •

v.
• • umiwas, iwasan (-um-:-an) to avoid. Umiwas ka sa sakuna. Avoid accidents.

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escape

v.
• • 1. to get free from confinement, as from prison: tumakas, makatakas
  • 2. to be able to get out and away: makakawala, makaalpas, makalaya
  • 3. to elope: magtanan, lumayas
  • 4. to be free or safe from: maligtas, makaligtas
  • 5. to avoid: umiwas, iwasan

n.
• • 1. act of escaping (from prison): pagtakas
  • 2. escaping from a cage: pagkawala, pag-alpas
  • 3. eloping: pagtatanan, paglayas
  • 4. avoiding: pag-iwas

busog

adj.
• • full, satiated

v.
• • mabusog (ma-) to be full, satisfied, satiated (from eating). Nabusog ako sa dami nang inihanda mo. Iwas full because you served a lot of food.