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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.
ELUDE meaning: 1. If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it: 2. to not be caught…. Learn more.
elude in British English. (ɪˈluːd ) verb (transitive) 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.
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.
Definition of elude verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
