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shun Verb [shunning, shunned] to avoid deliberately [Old English scunian]
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shun verb avoid, steer clear of, keep away from, evade, eschew, shy away from, cold-shoulder, have no part in, fight shy of, give (someone or something) a wide berth, body-swerve Scot. Translations shun v shun [ʃan] to avoid or keep away from. vermy يَتَجَنَّب отбягвам vyhýbat se undgå meiden αποφεύγω, κρατιέμαι σε απόσταση evitar, rehuir vältima دوري جستن از karttaa fuir לְהִתרַחֵק से दूर रहना izbjegavati koga ili što, kloniti se čega (el)kerül (vkit, vmit) menghindari, menjauhkan diri dari forðast evitare, sfuggire 避ける 피하다 vengti []vairīties menjauhi mijden unngå, sky som pesten unikać evitar a evita, a se feri избегать vyhýbať sa izogibati se izbegavati sky, undvika หลบเลี่ยง sakınmak, uzak durmak 避免 уникати, остерігатися گریز کرنا، محترز ہونا tránh, xa lánh 避免 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And for years afterwards, perhaps, ships shun the place; leaping over it as silly sheep leap over a vacuum, because their leader originally leaped there when a stick was held. Whoe'er I know shall shun th' impending fight, To dogs and vultures soon shall be a prey; For death is mine. But when for their own ambitious ends they shun binding themselves, it is a token that they are giving more thought to themselves than to you, and a prince out to guard against such, and to fear them as if they were open enemies, because in adversity they always help to ruin him. |
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