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- Dictionarye·lude/əˈlo͞od/
verb
- 1. evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way: "he managed to elude his pursuers by escaping into an alley"
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The meaning of ELUDE is to avoid adroitly : evade. How to use elude in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Elude.
ELUDE definition: 1. If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it: 2. to not be caught…. Learn more.
Elude definition: to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade. See examples of ELUDE used in a sentence.
Elude means "evade or escape," like the way you might elude the other kids during a game of hide-and-seek. This word can also mean "to be hard to understand." No matter how hard you try, the finer points of quantum physics might elude you.
1. to escape or avoid (capture, one's pursuers, etc), esp by cunning. 2. to avoid fulfilment of (a responsibility, obligation, etc); evade. 3. to escape discovery, or understanding by; baffle. the solution eluded her. USAGE Elude is sometimes wrongly used where allude is meant: he was alluding (not eluding) to his previous visit to the city.
1. to escape or avoid (capture, one's pursuers, etc), esp by cunning. 2. to avoid fulfilment of (a responsibility, obligation, etc); evade. 3. to escape discovery, or understanding by; baffle: the solution eluded her.
verb. /ɪˈluːd/ Verb Forms. elude somebody/something to manage to avoid or escape from somebody/something, especially in a clever way. The two men managed to elude the police for six weeks. How did the killer elude detection for so long? Take your English to the next level.
ELUDE definition: 1. If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it: 2. to not be caught…. Learn more.
Elude Definition. ĭ-lo͝od. eluded, eludes, eluding. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. eluded, eludes, eluding. To avoid or escape from by quickness, cunning, etc.; evade. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To escape detection, notice, or understanding by. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
elude meaning, definition, what is elude: to escape from someone or something, esp...: Learn more.
