Meaning

1 senses

  1. To get rid of, to chase away

More definitions
  • drive away by crying ‘shoo!’

Examples

13 sentences

  1. The old lady shooed us away.

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  2. Tom shooed the flies away.

    ruТом отмахнулся от мух. — Wezel

    deTom scheuchte die Fliegen weg. — bonny37

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  3. Tom shooed the cat away.

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  4. Tom shooed away the flies.

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  5. He shooed the goose away and closed the door.

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Origin

From shoo + away.

From shoo + away.

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Forms

shoos away, shooing away, shooed away, shooed away
Base formshoo away · to shoo away
3rd person singularshoos away
Present participleshooing away
Past simpleshooed away
Past participleshooed away

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyshoo away
he, she, itshoos away

Past simpleLesson

all personsshooed away

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave shooed away
he, she, ithas shooed away

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill shoo away

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
shoo offshoo
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
shogishogunshooshookshootA2
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