to shun

English - Turkish

Definition of to shun in English Turkish dictionary: uzak durmak; kaçınmak; -e yaklaşmamak; sakınma; sakın; kaçmak
evite: Sakınmak, kaçınmak, bir şeyin olmasından sakınmak, bir eylemden uzak durmak
shun: {f} sakınmak
shun: {f} -den uzak durmak, -e yaklaşmamak
shun: {f} çekinmek
shun: bir kimseden kaçınmak kaçın
shun: {ü} hazırol
shun: {ü} dikkat

English - English

Definition of to shun in English English dictionary: evite; To screen, hide; To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc); To shove, push; To avoid, especially persistently; {v} to avoid, endeavor to escape, push; If you shun someone or something, you deliberately avoid them or keep away from them. From that time forward everybody shunned him He has always shunned publicity. to deliberately avoid someone or something. v. In Chinese mythology, one of the three legendary emperors, along with Yao and Da Yu, of the golden age of antiquity ( 23rd century BC), singled out by Confucius as models of integrity and virtue. Though his father repeatedly tried to murder him, Shun remained loyal to him. Because heaven and earth knew of Shun's virtue, animals assisted him in all his labours. The emperor Yao bypassed his own son to select Shun as his successor, and he gave Shun his two daughters in marriage. Shun is credited with standardizing weights and measures, regulating waterways, and organizing the kingdom into provinces; avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of; Shove, push; Screen, hide; Escape (a threatened evil, an unwelcome task etc); Avoid, especially persistently; to exclude socially; expel from a community or group; {f} avoid, stay away from, abstain from; To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew; as, to shun rocks, shoals, vice; {ü} avoid, eschew