fernbleiben — meaning in English

English meaning

• absent adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
• avoid verb To keep away from someone or something, especially something unwanted or harmful.

Senses

fernbleiben is used for these senses in English:

• absent (intransitive, obsolete) Stay away; withdraw. [Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 18th century.]
• avoid (transitive) To keep away from; to keep clear of; to stay away from.

absent — full definition

1. adj Not present in a place where one is expected to be.
2. adj Distracted or lost in thought; not paying attention to what is happening.
3. verb To deliberately keep oneself away from somewhere.

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.

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