shun

Значение (English)

  1. To avoid, especially persistently; ostracize.
  2. To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
  3. To screen, hide.
  4. To shove, push.

Частота

C2
Произносится как (IPA)
/ʃʌn/
Etymology (English)

From Middle English shǒnen (“to decline to do, avoid, fear”), from Old English sċunian (“to shun, fear, avoid”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-West Germanic *skū̌hnōn, *skū̌hnijan, *skeuhnēn (“to frighten, fear”), from Proto-Germanic *skuhaz, *skeuhaz (“timid, fearful, shy”). Alternatively, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewdʰ- (“to cover, wrap, encase”), from *(s)kewH- (“to cover, hide”); if so, cognate with Old English hȳdan (“to hide, conceal, preserve”).

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