scheuen
/ˈʃɔɪ̯ən/ verb C1- to shy, to balk at (to physically refuse going near a source of fear, especially of animals) · Das Pferd scheut vor dem Hindernis. The horse balks at the hurdle.
- to avoid, to balk at (an act or situation, especially over a longer time period) · keine Mühe scheuen to spare no effort· Der Junge ist einfach nur faul, er scheut die Arbeit, wo er nur kann. The boy is simply lazy; he avoids work wherever he can.
- to be afraid of, to shrink from, to shy away from · Wir scheuen uns davor, ihm Unannehmlichkeiten zu bereiten. We're afraid of causing him trouble.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- scheuen
- Present (er)
- scheut
- Präteritum (er)
- scheute
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gescheut
- Infinitive with zu
- zu scheuen
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