shoo

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ʃuː/

Verb

informal transitive intransitive rare

Japanese Meaning

（誰か・何かを）追い払う / （誰か・何かを）追い出す / （稀に）案内して連れていく

I had to shoo the squirrel out of the garden so it wouldn't ruin the tomatoes.

トマトを台無しにしないように、庭からリスを追い払わなければならなかった。

Sense（1）

(transitive, informal) To induce someone or something to leave.

Don't just shoo away mosquitoes, kill them!

Sense（2）

(intransitive, informal) To leave under inducement.

You kids had better shoo before your parents get a call.

Sense（3）

(informal, rare) To usher someone.

Shoo the visitor in.

shoos

（ present singular third-person ）

shooing

（ participle present ）

shooed

（ participle past ）

shooed

（ past ）