Elude in English dictionary

  • elude

    Meanings and definitions of "Elude"

    • (transitive) To evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill.
    • (transitive) To shake off a pursuer; to give someone the slip.
    • (transitive) To escape understanding of; to be incomprehensible to.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To shake off a pursuer; to give someone the slip.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To escape understanding of; to be incomprehensible to.
    • to evade
    • turn aside (a joke)
    • verb
      avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
    • verb
      be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me"
    • verb
      escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation"

    Synonyms of "Elude" in English dictionary

    nonplus, skirt, get are the top synonyms of "Elude" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of Elude

    • elude ( third-person singular simple present eludes, present participle eluding, simple past and past participle eluded)
    • elude (third-person singular simple present eludes, present participle eluding, simple past and past participle eluded)
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