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eludeelude /ɪˈlud/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYeludeOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin eludere, from ludere to play VERB TABLEelude |
Present | I, you, we, they | elude | | he, she, it | eludes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | eluded | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have eluded | | he, she, it | has eluded | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had eluded | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will elude | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have eluded |
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Present | I | am eluding | | he, she, it | is eluding | | you, we, they | are eluding | Past | I, he, she, it | was eluding | | you, we, they | were eluding | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been eluding | | he, she, it | has been eluding | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been eluding | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be eluding | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been eluding |
► elude arrest/capture/discovery etc. She hid in the bushes to elude detection. 1to avoid being found or caught by someone, especially by tricking him or her SYN avoid: Jones eluded the police for six weeks.elude arrest/capture/discovery etc. She hid in the bushes to elude detection.2if something that you want eludes you, you fail to find, catch, or achieve it: Till now a college degree has eluded her.3if a fact, idea, etc. eludes you, you cannot completely understand or remember it SYN escape: The distinction between the two philosophies largely eludes me. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin eludere, from ludere to play] |