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- Dictionaryelude/ɪˈl(j)uːd/
verb
- 1. escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way: "he tried to elude the security men by sneaking through a back door"
- 2. (of an achievement or something desired) fail to be attained by (someone): "sleep still eluded her"
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ELUDE definition: 1. If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it: 2. to not be caught…. Learn more.
The meaning of ELUDE is to avoid adroitly : evade. How to use elude in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Elude.
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.
Elude definition: to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade. See examples of ELUDE used in a sentence.
Definition of elude verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. to avoid capture or escape detection by; evade. 2. to escape the perception or comprehension of: His popularity eludes me.
