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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

eschew

/ɛsˈt͡ʃu/

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What does eschew mean?

verb

  1. To avoid; to shun, to shy away from.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɛsˈt͡ʃu/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ɪsˈt͡ʃu//ɛsˈt͡ʃju//ɛˈʃu//ɪˈʃu//ɛˈskju/
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See this word in context.

Our wives ne be not arrayed for to make no man pleasance, but only convenable array for to eschew folly.
John, Sir MandevilleThe Travels of Sir John MandevilleProject Gutenberg ebook #782
These the mere romanticist must eschew, if he do not wish to offend or to disgust.
Edgar Allan PoeThe Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2Project Gutenberg ebook #2148
More book examples (3)
Let us eschew violence, which is but seldom successful, and resort to craft.
Jean-Henri FabreThe Life of the SpiderTranslated by Alexander Teixeira de MattosProject Gutenberg ebook #1887
Flesh and wine are indispensable, even though the entertainers eschew both in their private life, and most of the guests daily consume too much of each.
Tingfang WuAmerica, Through the Spectacles of an Oriental DiplomatProject Gutenberg ebook #609
The cadence of the motion is triple, instead of in common time like that of the trot, and you will soon distinguish the difference, but eschew cantering at first.
G., Miss HamlinIn the Riding-School; Chats with EsmeraldaProject Gutenberg ebook #10539