elude
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elude
- /ɪˈljuːd/
- [ɪˈlʉwd] British, Southern, Standard
- /ɪˈlyːd/ Multicultural London English
- /ɪˈlud/ US
- /ɪˈluːd/ Canada
- /ɪˈlɪu̯d/
Sounds like allude, illude (weak vowel merger)
Where it comes from
From Latin ēlūdō (“to evade, elude”), from ē- (“out of”, short form of ex-) + lūdō (“to play; to trick”).
verb eludes · eluding · eluded
- To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill. Thus the observation of human blindness and weakness is the result of all philosophy, and meets us at every turn, in spite of our endeavours to elude or avoid it.
- To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip. Podolski gave Walcott a chance to further embellish Arsenal's first-half performance when he eluded James Perch and slipped the ball through to the striker.
- To escape being understandable to; to be incomprehensible to. I get algebra, but calculus eludes me.
- To escape someone's memory, to slip someone's mind. The solution of that brainteaser eludes me and the name of the author eludes my memory too.
Translations
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verb to evade, or escape from someone or something
| Español | eludir |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 躲避 duǒbì, 逃避 táobì |
| Português | escapar, esquivar |
| Français | éluder |
| Deutsch | sich entziehen, entgehen, entkommen, umgehen, aus dem Weg gehen |
| Italiano | eludere |
| Română | eluda |
| Русский | ускользать uskolʹzatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | trốn chạy khỏi, né tránh |
verb to shake off a pursuer
| Deutsch | abschütteln, sich absetzen von, sich entziehen, entkommen, entgehen |
|---|
verb to escape understanding of; to be incomprehensible to
| Deutsch | sich jmds. Verständnis entziehen |
|---|---|
| Русский | ускользать uskolʹzatʹ |
verb to escape so.'s memory
| Español | estar olvidado, olvidársele |
|---|---|
| Português | estar esquecido |
| Français | oublier |
| Deutsch | nicht einfallen, entfallen sein |
| Italiano | stare dimenticato |
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