"eschewen" meaning in All languages combined

See eschewen on Wiktionary

Verb [Middle English]

IPA: /ɛˈ(s)t͡ʃiu̯ən/, /ɛˈθt͡ʃiu̯ən/, /ɛˈʃiu̯ən/, /ɛˈskiu̯ən/ [possibly]
Etymology: Borrowed from Anglo-Norman eschiver, from Frankish *skiuhijan; a doublet of skewen (“to run diagonally”). Compare enchewen and, more distantly, schey. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|enm|xno|eschiver|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Anglo-Norman eschiver, {{bor+|enm|xno|eschiver}} Borrowed from Anglo-Norman eschiver, {{der|enm|frk|*skiuhijan}} Frankish *skiuhijan, {{doublet|enm|skewen|id1=to run diagonally|nocap=1|t1=to run diagonally}} doublet of skewen (“to run diagonally”), {{m|enm|enchewen}} enchewen, {{m|enm|schey}} schey Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} eschewen, {{enm-verb|stem=eschew}} eschewen (third-person singular simple present escheweth, present participle eschewende, eschewynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle eschewed) Inflection templates: {{enm-conj-wk|eschew}} Forms: escheweth [present, singular, third-person], eschewende [participle, present], eschewynge [participle, present], eschewed [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person], weak [table-tags], eschewen [infinitive], to eschewen [infinitive], eschewe [infinitive], eschewe [first-person, present, singular], eschewed [first-person, past, singular], eschewest [present, second-person, singular], eschewedest [past, second-person, singular], escheweth [present, singular, third-person], eschewed [past, singular, third-person], eschewe [present, singular, subjunctive], eschewed [past, singular, subjunctive], eschewe [imperative, present, singular], - [imperative, past, singular], eschewen [plural, present], eschewe [plural, present], escheweden [past, plural], eschewede [past, plural], escheweth [imperative, plural, present], eschewe [imperative, plural, present], - [imperative, past, plural], eschewynge [participle, present], eschewende [participle, present], eschewed [participle, past], yeschewed [participle, past]
  1. To avoid or eschew (a behaviour, person, place, or situation) Categories (topical): Human behaviour, Violence
    Sense id: en-eschewen-enm-verb-JaGaZGOD Disambiguation of Human behaviour: 94 2 2 3 Disambiguation of Violence: 62 12 13 13 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 71 7 7 14 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 74 7 6 13
  2. To escape or avoid attack, peril or harm.
    Sense id: en-eschewen-enm-verb-PQ9KTdZ3
  3. (rare) To attempt to escape peril or harm. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-eschewen-enm-verb-BOjCvoVk
  4. (rare) To recommend or encourage a situation. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-eschewen-enm-verb-Kmz4YD1U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

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      "ipa": "/ɛˈ(s)t͡ʃiu̯ən/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ɛˈθt͡ʃiu̯ən/"
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      "ipa": "/ɛˈʃiu̯ən/"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "echue"
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      "word": "eschewe"
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "yeschewed",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "verb",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "eschewen",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "stem": "eschew"
      },
      "expansion": "eschewen (third-person singular simple present escheweth, present participle eschewende, eschewynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle eschewed)",
      "name": "enm-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eschew"
      },
      "name": "enm-conj-wk"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To avoid or eschew (a behaviour, person, place, or situation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "avoid",
          "avoid"
        ],
        [
          "eschew",
          "eschew"
        ],
        [
          "behaviour",
          "behaviour#English"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person#English"
        ],
        [
          "place",
          "place#English"
        ],
        [
          "situation",
          "situation#English"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To escape or avoid attack, peril or harm."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "escape",
          "escape"
        ],
        [
          "avoid",
          "avoid"
        ],
        [
          "attack",
          "attack"
        ],
        [
          "peril",
          "peril"
        ],
        [
          "harm",
          "harm"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To attempt to escape peril or harm."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "attempt",
          "attempt"
        ],
        [
          "escape",
          "escape"
        ],
        [
          "peril",
          "peril"
        ],
        [
          "harm",
          "harm"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To attempt to escape peril or harm."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To recommend or encourage a situation."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "recommend",
          "recommend"
        ],
        [
          "encourage",
          "encourage"
        ],
        [
          "situation",
          "situation"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) To recommend or encourage a situation."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈ(s)t͡ʃiu̯ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈθt͡ʃiu̯ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈʃiu̯ən/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛˈskiu̯ən/",
      "tags": [
        "possibly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "echue"
    },
    {
      "word": "eþchewe"
    },
    {
      "word": "escheewe"
    },
    {
      "word": "escheu"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschew"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschewe"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschu"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschue"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschuen"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschuie"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschuwe"
    },
    {
      "word": "eschywe"
    },
    {
      "word": "esshew"
    },
    {
      "word": "exchewe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eschewen"
}

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