eschew
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eschew
- /ɛsˈt͡ʃuː/ UK
- /ɪsˈt͡ʃuː/ UK
- /ɪʃˈt͡ʃuː/ UK
- /ɛsˈt͡ʃu/ US
- /ɪsˈt͡ʃu/ US
- /ɛsˈt͡ʃju/ US
- /ɛˈʃu/ UK, US, proscribed
- /ɪˈʃu/ UK, US, proscribed
- /ɛˈskju/ UK, US, proscribed
Rhymes with -uː
Where it comes from
From Middle English eschewen, from Anglo-Norman eschiver, (third-person present eschiu), from Frankish *skiuhijan (“to dread, shun, avoid”); thus a doublet of skew.
For the pronunciation with /ʃ/, compare the development of marshal from Middle English marschal (/marsˈt͡ʃaːl/) or Middle English myssheve, variant of myschef (“hardship”). Variants in /sk/ are either from unattested Middle English *eskewen (from Old Northern French eskiver; compare skew) or are spelling pronunciations.
See also French esquiver.
verb eschews · eschewing · eschewed
- To avoid; to shun, to shy away from. And peraduenture my lady the quene sente for hym to that entente that syr Launcelot shold come to her good grace pryuely and secretely wenynge to her that hit was best so to do in eschewyng & dredyng of sklaunder "And peradventure my lady, the queen, sent for him to that intent that Sir Launcelot sh
Translations
Talk about this word "eschew." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eschew. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. eschew. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eschew "eschew." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eschew.Cite this
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title = {eschew},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eschew},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
