vyhnout — meaning in English

English meaning

• avoid verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
• duck noun A web-footed water bird, often kept domestically or hunted.
• miss verb To fail to hit, catch, reach, or make contact with something.
• refrain verb To stop oneself from doing something; to hold back.

Senses

vyhnout is used for these senses in English:

• avoid (transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.
• duck (transitive, figurative) To evade doing something, especially something considered a responsibility.
• miss (transitive) To fail to notice; to have a shortcoming of perception; overlook.
• refrain (intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain; to eschew [from 15th c.]

avoid — full definition

1. verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.
2. verb To prevent something from happening, or to stop yourself from doing something.
3. verb legal: To make a contract or legal act void; to cancel it.

duck — full definition

1. noun A web-footed water bird, often kept domestically or hunted.
2. verb To lower the head or body quickly to avoid being hit.
3. verb To avoid or evade a task, question, or responsibility.
4. noun (British, informal) A term of endearment for a friend or stranger.

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