esquiver
Meaning
- to dodge (a blow), duck
- to evade, elude
- to sidestep, to strafe
- to slip away
Concepts
dodge
evade
duck
avoid
shun
eschew
shirk
elude
get out of the way
parry
exchange
hide
sidestep
slip
weave
slip away
escape
doss
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɛs.ki.ve/
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French esquiver (“to escape”), from Spanish esquivar (“to avoid, reject, elude”), itself from Old French eschiver from Proto-West Germanic *skiuhan, if not formed from esquivo.
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