scheuen
Meaning
- (transitive, weak) to shrink from; to shun
- (reflexive, weak) to be afraid of, to shrink from, to shy away from
Synonyms
scheu werden
einen Bogen machen
auf Abstand bleiben
aus dem Wege gehen
vor etwas drücken
herumdrücken
sich enthalten
Rücksicht nehmen
nicht stellen
Translations
rehuir
αποφεύγω
vermijden
renegar
esquiver
schivare
fugio
şerm kirinFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃɔɪ̯ən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German schiuhen, from Old High German sciuhen, from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhan, from the Proto-Germanic adjective *skiuhaz (“shy”). By surface analysis, scheu + -en. Doublet of scheuchen. Compare Dutch schuwen.
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