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View usage for: (ɪluːd) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense eludes, present participle eluding, past tense, past participle eluded1. verb [no passive]If something that you want eludes you, you fail to obtain it. Sleep eluded her. [VERB noun] At 62, Brian found the celebrity and status that had eluded him for so long. [VERB noun] 2. verbIf you elude someone or something, you avoid them or escape from them. He eluded the police for 13 years. [VERB noun] 3. verb [no passive]If a fact or idea eludes you, you do not succeed in understanding it, realizing it, or remembering it. The appropriate word eluded him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: escape, baffle, frustrate, puzzle More Synonyms of elude More Synonyms of elude (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 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 cityDerived forms eluder (eˈluder) noun Word origin C16: from Latin ēlūdere to deceive, from lūdere to play elude in American English (iˈlud; ɪˈlud) verb transitiveWord forms: eˈluded or eˈluding1. to avoid or escape from by quickness, cunning, etc.; evade 2. to escape detection, notice, or understanding by his name eludes me SIMILAR WORDS: esˈcape Word origin L eludere, to finish play, parry a blow, frustrate < e-, out + ludere, to play: see ludicrous Examples of 'elude' in a sentenceelude Surely this was the foot of the unique woman who had so long eluded him.The parrot had still eluded capture on the morning of her wedding.Yet still one part eludes her.The definitive explanation still eludes us.So happiness is good for you - yet it still eludes all too many of us.But a second Derby still eluded him.Yet he still eluded capture.Live specimens still elude researchers.He eluded capture many times.Fifth place was the best on offer in Korea and victories still elude the Finn.HE eluded capture for 43 years. British English: elude VERB If something that you want eludes you, you fail to obtain it. Sleep eluded her. - American English: elude
- Brazilian Portuguese: escapar de
- Chinese: 不为…所获得
- European Spanish: eludir
- French: échapper à
- German: sich entziehen
- Italian: non venire asonno
- Japanese: すり抜ける
- Korean: 빠져나가다
- European Portuguese: escapar de
- Latin American Spanish: eludir
Definition to avoid or escape from (someone or something) The thieves managed to elude the police for months. Synonyms get away from shake off run away from body-swerve Definition to fail to be understood or remembered by The appropriate word eluded him. Usage noteElude is sometimes wrongly used where allude is meant: he was alluding (not eluding) to his previous visit to the city.Additional synonymsDefinition to keep out of the way of He had ample time to swerve and avoid the hedgehog. Synonyms keep away from, dodge, shun, evade, steer clear of, sidestep, circumvent (formal), bypass, slip through the net, body-swerve, give a wide berth to Definition to perplex An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts. Synonyms puzzle, beat (slang), amaze, confuse, stump, bewilder, astound, elude, confound, perplex, disconcert, mystify, flummox, boggle the mind of, dumbfoundDefinition to avoid or get round (a rule, restriction, etc.) Military rulers tried to circumvent the treaty. Synonyms evade, bypass, elude, steer clear of, sidestep- elsewhere
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