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    elude
    /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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishELUDE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ELUDE definition: 1. If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it: 2. to not be caught…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › eludeElude Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ELUDE is to avoid adroitly : evade. How to use elude in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Elude.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishELUDE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you elude someone or something, you avoid them or escape from them. He eluded the police for 13 years. [VERB noun] 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] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryELUDE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ELUDE meaning: 1. If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it: 2. to not be caught…. Learn more.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › eludeElude - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionelude verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of elude verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. elude somebody/something to manage to avoid or escape from somebody/something, especially in a clever way. The two men managed to elude the police for six weeks. How did the killer elude detection for so long?

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › eludeELUDE Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Elude definition: to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade. See examples of ELUDE used in a sentence.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordELUDE - Meaning & Translations | Collins English Dictionary

    All you need to know about "ELUDE" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › eludeElude - definition of elude by The Free Dictionary

    To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill: The suspect eluded the police. See Synonyms at evade. 2. To escape the memory or understanding of: a name that eludes me; a point that eluded the audience. 3. To be unattained by: Another championship eluded her.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishELUDE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    ELUDE definition: 1. If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it: 2. to not be caught…. Learn more.