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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"
1. : to avoid adroitly : evade. the mice eluded the traps. managed to elude capture. 2. : to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of. subtlety simply eludes them. victory continued to elude us. 3. : defy sense 2. it eludes explanation. Synonyms. avoid. dodge. duck. escape. eschew.
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 meaning: 1. If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it: 2. to not be caught…. Learn more.
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 has a slippery feeling to it.
4 days ago · 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.
ELUDE definition: 1. If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it: 2. to not be caught…. Learn more.
Definition of elude verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Elude definition: To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill.
elude meaning, definition, what is elude: to escape from someone or something, esp...: Learn more.
