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I myself eschew all stimulants. I also practically abstain from meat.
Nikola Tesla

Meaning of "eschew" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ESCHEW

From Old French eschiver, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German skiuhan to frighten away.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ESCHEW

eschew  [ɪsˈtʃuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ESCHEW

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eschew is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb eschew in English.

WHAT DOES ESCHEW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of eschew in the English dictionary

The definition of eschew in the dictionary is to keep clear of or abstain from ; shun; avoid.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ESCHEW

PRESENT

Present
I eschew
you eschew
he/she/it eschews
we eschew
you eschew
they eschew
Present continuous
I am eschewing
you are eschewing
he/she/it is eschewing
we are eschewing
you are eschewing
they are eschewing
Present perfect
I have eschewed
you have eschewed
he/she/it has eschewed
we have eschewed
you have eschewed
they have eschewed
Present perfect continuous
I have been eschewing
you have been eschewing
he/she/it has been eschewing
we have been eschewing
you have been eschewing
they have been eschewing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I eschewed
you eschewed
he/she/it eschewed
we eschewed
you eschewed
they eschewed
Past continuous
I was eschewing
you were eschewing
he/she/it was eschewing
we were eschewing
you were eschewing
they were eschewing
Past perfect
I had eschewed
you had eschewed
he/she/it had eschewed
we had eschewed
you had eschewed
they had eschewed
Past perfect continuous
I had been eschewing
you had been eschewing
he/she/it had been eschewing
we had been eschewing
you had been eschewing
they had been eschewing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will eschew
you will eschew
he/she/it will eschew
we will eschew
you will eschew
they will eschew
Future continuous
I will be eschewing
you will be eschewing
he/she/it will be eschewing
we will be eschewing
you will be eschewing
they will be eschewing
Future perfect
I will have eschewed
you will have eschewed
he/she/it will have eschewed
we will have eschewed
you will have eschewed
they will have eschewed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been eschewing
you will have been eschewing
he/she/it will have been eschewing
we will have been eschewing
you will have been eschewing
they will have been eschewing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would eschew
you would eschew
he/she/it would eschew
we would eschew
you would eschew
they would eschew
Conditional continuous
I would be eschewing
you would be eschewing
he/she/it would be eschewing
we would be eschewing
you would be eschewing
they would be eschewing
Conditional perfect
I would have eschew
you would have eschew
he/she/it would have eschew
we would have eschew
you would have eschew
they would have eschew
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been eschewing
you would have been eschewing
he/she/it would have been eschewing
we would have been eschewing
you would have been eschewing
they would have been eschewing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you eschew
we let´s eschew
you eschew
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to eschew
Past participle
eschewed
Present Participle
eschewing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ESCHEW


achoo
əˈtʃuː
ahchoo
ɑːˈtʃuː
catechu
ˈkætɪˌtʃuː
chew
tʃuː
choo-choo
ˈtʃuːˌtʃuː
fitchew
ˈfɪtʃuː
Manchu
mænˈtʃuː
rechew
riːˈtʃuː
unvirtue
ʌnˈvɜːtʃuː
Wen-chou
ˌwɛnˈtʃuː
Wenchow
ˈwenˈtʃuː
Wenzhou
ˈwɛnˈtʃuː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ESCHEW

eschalot
eschar
escharotic
eschatologic
eschatological
eschatologically
eschatologist
eschatology
escheat
escheatable
escheatage
escheatment
escheator
Escher figure
Escherichia
eschewal
eschewer
eschscholtzia
eschscholzia
esclandre

WORDS THAT END LIKE ESCHEW

bite off more than one can chew
cashew
clerihew
grandnephew
great-nephew
hew
Matthew
Mayhew
morphew
nephew
phew
rough-hew
Saint Matthew
shew
spanghew
thew
whew

Synonyms and antonyms of eschew in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ESCHEW»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «eschew» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of eschew

Translation of «eschew» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ESCHEW

Find out the translation of eschew to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eschew from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eschew» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

避开
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

evitar
570 millions of speakers

English

eschew
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

त्याग करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تجنب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отказаться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

evitar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিহার করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

éviter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tolak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

meiden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

避ける
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

삼가다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eschew
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tránh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவிர்த்தொதுக்கிடுவார்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टाळा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sakınmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

evitare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wystrzegać
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відмовитися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

evite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποφεύγουν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vermy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

eschew
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eschew
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eschew

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ESCHEW»

The term «eschew» is regularly used and occupies the 64.197 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ESCHEW» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «eschew» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «eschew» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eschew

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2 QUOTES WITH «ESCHEW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eschew.
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Aleksey Igudesman
We are fans of Mozart and Beethoven, as well 'South Park' and Borat. We believe that we can attract many people who eschew the serious ambiance of concert halls and don't go to classical music concerts because of such reasons. However, there is a 'serious humor' on the stage: funny and ridiculous. That is important!
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Nikola Tesla
I myself eschew all stimulants. I also practically abstain from meat.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ESCHEW»

Discover the use of eschew in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eschew and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
eschew. essay. when meaning to get away or to keep away from something which one does not wish to incur, endure, or encounter. Escape when referred to persons (sometimes to animals) usually implies a threat to their liberty or well- being; ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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The Big Book of Beastly Mispronunciations: The Complete ...
As you can imagine, we frequently agree to disagree, and such was the case when I wrote him in December 1996 regarding his treatment of the pronunciation of eschew. "Can it be true," I asked, "that, in the Tenth, you give 'e-shii [e-SHOO] ...
Charles Harrington Elster, 2006
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A Glossary to the Obsolete and Unusual Words and Phrases of ...
shun, to avoid. Job i. 1, 8 ; ii. 3 ; 1 Peter iii. 11. " Seeing their sin, and the punishment thereof, we may eschew the one if we desire to escape the other." Abp. Sandys. " If we love life and would eschew death." Bp. Ridley. " New- fangleness which ...
J. Jameson, 1850
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The Offbeat--eschew Obfuscation: A Literary Collection
This edition features an interview with noted author, W. S. Penn, plus a selection of original fiction, prose, and poetry from a variety of authors, including Daniel Klass, Timothy Carmody, Joshua Moon, Robert Brady, Mark Geralds, Andrew ...
Theresa Mlinarcik, 2003
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A Dictionary of the Bible: Dealing with Its Language, ...
Dealing with Its Language, Literature, and Contents, Including the Biblical Theology James Hastings, John Alexander Selbie, Andrew Bruce Davidson, Samuel Rolles Driver, Henry Barclay Swete. ESCHEW ESDRAELON 757 Meyer, Weiss, ...
James Hastings, John Alexander Selbie, Andrew Bruce Davidson, 1901
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Dictionary of the Bible: A-Fests
ESCHEW. — In the older versions ' eschew ' is common, and is used in two senses. — 1. To 1 escajie,' as Pr llu Wye. ' He that escheweth snaria, schal be sikur ' ; cf. Knox, Hist. p. 70, ' If they will not convert themselves from their wicked errour, ...
James Hastings, 1911
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Stammering and stuttering ... Facsimile of the 1861 edition, ...
Let him, therefore, eschew all base perturbations of mind; allcowardice, servility, meanness,vanity, and hankering after admiration; for these all will make many a man, by a just judgment, stammer on the spot. Let him, for the same reason, ...
James HUNT (Ph.D.), 1863
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Certain Tractates: Together with the Book of Four Score ...
XXIX. Bot1 lat ws return to the Apostil. O Timothe, says he, saue that thing geuin the* in keiping, eschewand the prophane nouelteis of woices. Eschew, says he, as fra a 15 viper, as fra a scorpioun, as fra a cokintrace, leste thai slay thee nocht  ...
Ninian Winzet, James King Hewison, Saint Vincent (of Lérins), 1888
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The Bible educator, ed. by E.H. Plumptre
So all the twenty I likewise cnti-eaUd, Ami left them groaning there upon the plain .'* (Spenser, Faery Queen, iv. 10, 10.) Eschew {verb act.), " to avoid," " fleo from." An obsolote and, wo fear, a too often unintelligible word, found both in the A. V. ...
Edward Hayes Plumptre, 1874
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Certain Tractates, Together with the Book of Four Score ...
Quhat is to eschew ? with siklyk men nocht to resaue mete. Quhat is it, eschew thow? Gif ony man cumis to zow, says he, and bringis nocht 2 loan. 1. 20 this doctrine? Quhat doctrine, bot the catholik, the vniuersal doctrine, the ane and the  ...
Ninian Winzet, James King Hewison, Saint Vincent (of Lérins), 1890

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ESCHEW»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eschew is used in the context of the following news items.
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Angry? Happy? Confused? Put your feelings into words
Another way we try to reject feelings is the frantic attempt to eschew or drown them out. We may recognize the feelings but try anything possible ... «Press & Sun-Bulletin, Jul 15»
2
How Gaming's Breakout Gay Character Came to be
Some suggest that gay male characters must eschew all characteristics that could be described as 'too overt': they cannot be effeminate, ... «IGN, Jul 15»
3
No, Queer Women Aren't "Just Going Through A Phase"
... some women who might otherwise embrace an LBQ identity eschew queer identification altogether. They can get away with not identifying in ... «BuzzFeed News, Jul 15»
4
Measuring research: what are the units of assessment?
It does not eschew their use completely but demands responsibility, honesty and transparency from all those seeking to use metrics in research ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Wealth Adviser: The Case Against Client-Account Minimums
... mid-20s to 40s,” he writes on Wealth Adviser at WSJ.com. He lists three simple reasons why advisers should eschew accounts minimums: 1. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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Show review: The Rolling Stones at Comerica Park Wed., July 8
That said, when so many classic songs are available, it's almost disappointing to eschew, I don't know, a “Ruby Tuesday” or a “Street Fighting ... «Detroit Metro Times, Jul 15»
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Spring 2016 is all about lacy shirts, floral prints, silky fabrics — for …
And when they dip into womenswear, they eschew prissy and overtly sexy. They prefer swagger, cool and just a little bit bad ass. [Fashion puts ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
8
A documentary about peace, and a comedy about teenagers
These young men eschew aspirations for joining the usual high school cliques — jocks, brains, nerds, dopers — preferring to spend their time ... «Martha's Vineyard Times, Jul 15»
9
Don't be bound by bonds
A basic step for savers in a DC pension would be to eschew the lifestyle default option and to consciously build a diverse portfolio that does not ... «FT Adviser, Jul 15»
10
How advertising hijacked feminism. Big time
Here then are two ad campaigns that, on the surface, seem to eschew the hard sell in favour of social improvement (after all it's hard to measure ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

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