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eschew

/ɛsˈtʃuː/ /ɛsˈtʃu/

Meanings
verb
To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

Examples :

"To avoid getting sick, the student eschewed sugary drinks. "
action attitude moral

Related Words

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sugary adjective

/ˈʃʊɡəri/ /ˈʃʊɡəɹi/

Of food, drink, etc, containing or covered with a large amount of sugar

"My grandmother's cookies are very sugary, so I only eat one. "

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eschewed verb

/ɪsˈt͡ʃud/ /ɛsˈt͡ʃud/

To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

"Because of his health condition, Mark eschewed sugary drinks and opted for water instead. "

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from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

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shy noun

/ʃaɪ/

An act of throwing.

"The shy of the baseball was a long one, easily reaching the outfield fence. "

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getting verb

[ˈɡɛɾɪŋ]

(ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire.

"She is getting her daughter a puppy for her birthday. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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sick noun

/sɪk/

Sick people in general as a group.

"We have to cure the sick."

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shun verb

/ʃʌn/

To avoid, especially persistently.

"Acrophobes shun mountaineering."

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student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

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drinks verb

/dɹɪŋks/

To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

"He drank the water I gave him."

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away verb

/əˈweɪ/

To depart; to go to another place.

"After school, I'm going away to visit my grandparents. "

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avoid verb

/əˈvɔɪd/

To try not to meet or communicate with (a person); to shun

"To avoid conflict with her brother, Sarah tried not to talk to him. "