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Eschew – meaning, usage, quotes, and social examples

27/09/2019
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Eschew [es-choo]

What is the word of the day?

The word of the day is ‘commensurate’.

What is this word’s grammar?

This word is a verb i.e., it demonstrates an action or an occurrence.

Does the word have a past tense? What is it?

Yes; the past form of this word is eschewed.

What is the meaning of this word?


It means:
1. To have nothing to do with
2. Wash one’s hands-off something
3. To deliberately avoid using
4. Abstain

How to use this word in a sentence?


1. To eschew strife and bragging, spite and greed, would that be love?
2. Sweet children, let your delight be courtesy and eschew rudeness.
3. You’re surely not going to eschew the higher mammals, like our respected father-in-law?
4. It is not hard to eschew cognac and claret, but there is no cure for “buzzing.”
5. These the mere romanticist must eschew if he does not wish to offend or to disgust.

What are some synonyms of the word of the day?


Some synonyms of today’s word are:
abandon, avoid, forgo, forswear, renounce, relinquish, shun, shy away from, swear off, elude, evade, refrain, give up, not touch, abjure, abstain, fight shy of, reject, disavow, gainsay, disclaim, repudiate, spurn, abnegate, abdicate, drop, kick, disaffirm, forsake, etc.

What are some antonyms of the word of the day?


Some antonyms of this word of the day are:
face, meet, embrace, love, keep, take on, like, indulge in, etc.

Quotation:

The way we’re attached to our phones these days, they buzz and twitch in our pockets, and we have to look and see if it was a text, a voicemail, or an e-mail. We’re almost like lab rats. I tried to eschew the whole cell phone theory until I had kids; then, I had to be reachable at all times.

Eddie Vedder

Social Example:

The tlayudas are a gastronomic wonder, transcending borders and shattering language barriers, which is perfect. In most indigenous languages, there is no word for "border" since these cultures generally eschew the concept of possessing land. https://t.co/z22yW4Yo29

— LAist (@LAist) September 22, 2019

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