eschew
To avoid; to shun, to shy away fromTo avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
» Liisa eschews public attention.
Liisa scheut die Öffentlichkeit. — freddy1
freddy1 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(formal)To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.
meiden, scheuen
сторони́тьсяstoronítʹsja, избега́тьizbegátʹ
уника́тиunykáty, ухиля́тисяuxyljátysja, сторони́тисяstoronýtysja
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
Examples
6 sentencesLiisa eschews public attention.
deLiisa scheut die Öffentlichkeit. — freddy1
He eschews anything mainstream.
ruОн сторонится всего мейнстримного. — Wezel
I do not eschew an elevated style of speech, especially when my interlocutors are themselves well read.
Eschew obfuscation, espouse elucidation.
ruИзбегай запутанности, ратуй за доходчивость. — Ooneykcall
Do not fear that which is the final end of life: he who fears death eschews the joys of life.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English eschewen, from Anglo-Norman eschiver, (third-person present eschiu), fFrom Middle English eschewen, from Anglo-Norman eschiver, (third-person present eschiu), from Frankish *skiuhijan (“to dread, shun, avoid”); thus a doublet of skew.
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Forms
eschews, eschewing, eschewed, eschewedSynonyms
1 synonyms- avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of:shun
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle