different between shun vs befly

English

Etymology

From Middle English sh?nen (“decline to do, avoid, fear”), from Old English scunian, possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd?- (“to cover, wrap, encase”), from *(s)kewH- (“to cover, hide”); if so, cognate with Old English h?dan (“to hide, conceal, preserve”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n/
• Rhymes: -?n

Verb

shun (third-person singular simple present shuns, present participle shunning, simple past and past participle shunned)

1. (transitive) To avoid, especially persistently.
2. (transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).
3. (transitive) To screen, hide.
4. (transitive) To shove, push.

Derived terms

Translations

References

• shun in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• shun in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Anagrams

• Huns, USNH, huns

Japanese

Romanization

shun

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Mandarin

Romanization

shun

1. Nonstandard spelling of sh?n.
2. Nonstandard spelling of shùn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

English

Etymology

From Middle English biflien, from Old English befl?ogan (“to fly upon”), equivalent be- +? fly. Cognate with Dutch bevliegen, German befliegen (“to fly on”), Danish beflyve (“to operate”).

Verb

befly (third-person singular simple present beflies, present participle beflying, simple past beflew, past participle beflown)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To fly about; fly from; shun; escape.

Derived terms

• beflying

Related terms

• beflee