eschew

English - Turkish

Definition of eschew in English Turkish dictionary: {f} -den sakınmak, -den kaçınmak; içtinap etmek; sakın; uzak durmak; sakınmak; kaçınmak
eschewing: kaçınma
eschewed: çekinmiş
eschewed: sakınmış
eschewed: bir kimseden kaçınmış
eschewed: uzak durmuş

English - English

Definition of eschew in English English dictionary: To avoid; to shun, to shy away from; to keep clear of; {f} avoid, keep away from; To escape from; to avoid; To shun; to avoid, as something wrong, or from a feeling of distaste; to keep one's self clear of; avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of; If you eschew something, you deliberately avoid doing it or becoming involved in it. Although he appeared to enjoy a jet-setting life, he eschewed publicity and avoided nightclubs. = avoid. to deliberately avoid doing or using something (eschiver); {v} to fly, avoid, shun, resist, oppose; To avoid; to shun

eschew

Hyphenation

es·chew

Turkish pronunciation

esçu

Synonyms

abandon, abjure, abstain, avoid, double, duck, elude, evade, forgo, forswear, give up, have no truck with, let well enough alone, not touch, refrain

Antonyms

embrace, like, love

Pronunciation

/esˈʧo͞o/ /ɛsˈʧuː/

Etymology

[ e-'shü, i-; es-'chü, ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. From Middle English eschewen, from Anglo-Norman eschiver (third-person present eschiu), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *sciuhan (“to dread, shun, avoid”), from Proto-Germanic *skíuχwanan (“to frighten”). Cognate with Old High German sciuhen (“to frighten off”). More at shy.