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Webster 1913 Edition


Shun

Shun

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Shunned
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Shunning
.]
[OE.
shunien
,
schunien
,
schonien
, AS.
scunian
,
sceonian
; cf. D.
schuinen
to slepe,
schuin
oblique, sloping, Icel.
skunda
,
skynda
, to hasten. Cf.
Schooner
,
Scoundrel
,
Shunt
.]
To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to escape from; to eschew;
as, to
shun
rocks, shoals, vice
.
I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.
Acts xx. 26,27.
Scarcity and want shall
shun
you.
Shakespeare
Syn. – See
Avoid
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Shun

SHUN

,
Verb.
T.
1. To avoid; to keep clear of; not to fall on or come in contact with; as, to shun rocks and shoals in navigation. In shunning Scylla, take care to avoid to avoid Charybdis.
2. To avoid; not to mix or associate with; as, to shun evil company.
3. To avoid; not to practice; as, to shun vice.
4. To avoid; to escape; as, to shun a blow.
5. To avoid; to decline; to neglect.
I haved not shunned to declare the whole counsel of God. Acts 20.

Definition 2024


shùn

shùn

See also: shun, Shun, and shǔn

Mandarin

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shùn (Zhuyin ㄕㄨㄣˋ)

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