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Shirk - English meaning

Shirk – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).

Usage examples:

I do not shirk any responsibility in this matter

Synonims:

EvadeDodgeAvoidGet out ofSidestepShuffle offRun away fromShrink fromShunSlide out ofPlay truant fromSkipMissNot attendNeglectLet slideNot attend toPay little/no attention to
noun

A person who shirks.

Usage examples:

His status as a shirk would normally render him somewhat of a pariah.

Shirk translation into English

Shirk: translate from English into Chinese

Translate shirk into Chinese (Simplified)}
推脱, 推卸, 逃避, 诿, 推, 辞, 贷, 逃

Shirk: translate from English into Dutch

Translate shirk into Dutch}
Zich onttrekken aan, Verzuimen, Ontduiken, Ontwijken, Lijntrekken, Spijbelen, Opzien tegen

Shirk: translate from English into French

Translate shirk into French}
Se dérober, Esquiver, Éluder, Escamoter, Ne pas faire, Éviter de faire, Tirage au flanc

Shirk: translate from English into German

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Entziehen, Ausweichen, Sich drücken, Sich drücken vor

Shirk: translate from English into Hindi

Translate shirk into Hindi}
भागना, बचना, बाज़ रहना, दौड़ जाना, काम चोर, चाल बाज

Shirk: translate from English into Italian

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Sottrarsi, Evitare, Sfuggire, Sottrarre, Schivare, Imboscare

Shirk: translate from English into Korean

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기피자, 회피하다, 책임을 회피하다

Shirk: translate from English into Russian

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Уклоняться, Увиливать, Увиливать от работы, Саботировать

Shirk: translate from English into Spanish

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Eludir, Rehuir, Evitar, Escamotear, Esquivarse, Fumarse, Escurrir el bulto, Hacer el vago, No cumplir con el deber

Word origin

mid 17th century (in the sense ‘practise fraud or trickery’): from obsolete shirk ‘sponger’, perhaps from German Schurke ‘scoundrel’.

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Shirk – similar words

shirked

verb

Avoid or neglect (a duty or responsibility).

Usage examples:

I do not shirk any responsibility in this matter
noun

A person who shirks.

Usage examples:

His status as a shirk would normally render him somewhat of a pariah.
verb

Past simple and past participle of shirk

Usage examples:

If you shirk your responsibilities/duties now, the situation will be much harder to deal with next …
Shirked - all meanings in English

Shirk synonims

avoid

əˈvɔɪd

verb

Keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).

Usage examples:

Avoid excessive exposure to the sun
verb

To stay away from someone or something

Usage examples:

I try to avoid supermarkets on saturdays - they're always so busy., i'm anxious to avoid the motorw…
verb

To prevent something from happening or to not allow yourself to do something

Usage examples:

[ + -ing verb ] i try to avoid going shopping on saturdays., the report studiously avoided any ment…
Avoid - all meanings in English

dodge

dɒdʒ

verb

Avoid (someone or something) by a sudden quick movement.

Usage examples:

Marchers had to dodge missiles thrown by loyalists
noun

A sudden quick movement to avoid someone or something.

Usage examples:

A guard shot at me but with a quick dodge from my new agility i managed to avoid at it.
verb

A quick evasive movement

Dodge - all meanings in English

evade

ɪˈveɪd

verb

Escape or avoid (someone or something), especially by guile or trickery.

Usage examples:

Friends helped him to evade capture for a time
verb

Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing

verb

To avoid something unpleasant or unwanted, or to manage not to do (something that should be done)

Usage examples:

She’s trying to evade my questions., he was convicted of evading taxes.
Evade - all meanings in English

get out of

phrasal verb

Contrive to avoid or escape a duty or responsibility.

Usage examples:

They wanted to get out of paying
phrasal verb

Achieve benefit from an undertaking or exercise.

Usage examples:

Everyone who took part in the course got a lot out of it
phrasal verb

Contrive to avoid or escape a duty or responsibility.

Usage examples:

They wanted to get out of paying
Get out of - all meanings in English

miss

verb

Fail to hit, reach, or come into contact with (something aimed at).

Usage examples:

A laser-guided bomb had missed its target
noun

A failure to hit, catch, or reach something.

Usage examples:

The penalty miss cost us the game
noun

A title prefixed to the name of an unmarried woman or girl, or to that of a married woman retaining her maiden name for professional purposes.

Usage examples:

Miss hazel armstrong
Miss - all meanings in English

neglect

verb

Fail to care for properly.

Usage examples:

The old churchyard has been sadly neglected
noun

The state of being uncared for.

Usage examples:

The place had a hopeless air of neglect
Neglect - all meanings in English

shun

verb

Persistently avoid, ignore, or reject (someone or something) through antipathy or caution.

Usage examples:

He shunned fashionable society
verb

Avoid and stay away from deliberately

verb

To avoid or refuse to accept someone or something

Usage examples:

She shunned publicity after she retired from the stage.
Shun - all meanings in English

sidestep

verb

Avoid (someone or something) by stepping sideways.

Usage examples:

He sidestepped a defender and crossed the ball
noun

A step taken sideways, typically to avoid someone or something.

Usage examples:

A boxercise workout that incorporates an intricate combination of sidesteps with left and right hooks
verb

Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing

Sidestep - all meanings in English

skip

verb

Move along lightly, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce.

Usage examples:

She began to skip down the path
noun

A light, bouncing step; a skipping movement.

Usage examples:

He moved with a strange, dancing skip
noun

A large transportable open-topped container for building and other refuse.

Usage examples:

I've salvaged a carpet from a skip
Skip - all meanings in English

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