Vocabulary
Eschew
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
deliberately avoid using; abstain from.
Urdu meaning
باز رہنا، ترک کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Countries of the region would have to eschew political considerations in favour of collaboration for the shared climate and environmental agenda.
- Natural crises cause excessive harm as our rulers eschew disaster management.
- The party chairman, Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, announced on Tuesday that the PTI would eschew its planned agitation in favour of celebrating the day of independence.
- This would require a change in mindset to prioritise dialogue as equals and eschew the pretence of hegemony.
- Progressive forces outside the mainstream should eschew wishful thinking and unproductive echo chambers so as to coalesce around an antiregime programme, else Trumpism will remain the only game in town.
Synonyms
abstain from, refrain from, give up, forgo, forswear, shun, renounce, swear off, abjure,
Curator example
“he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence”
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