abscond

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /əbˈskɒnd/
• (GA) IPA: /əbˈskɑnd/

Verb

abscond (absconds, present participle absconding; past and past participle absconded)

1. (intransitive, reflexive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away, particularly to avoid arrest or prosecution. [From mid 16th century.]

   Synonyms: flee, run away, steal away

   The thieves absconded with our property.

2. (intransitive) To withdraw from. [From mid 16th century.]
3. (transitive) To evade, to hide or flee from.

   The captain absconded his responsibility.

4. (obsolete, transitive) To conceal; to take away. [First attested in the late 16^th century.]

   Synonyms: conceal

5. (archaic, intransitive, reflexive) To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.

Related terms

• sconce

Translations

• German: sich davonmachen, türmen, davonstehlen
• Portuguese: esconder-se
• Spanish: fugar, evadir

Translations

• German: sich zurückziehen
• Portuguese: fugir, evadir
• Russian: уклоня́ться

Translations

• German: sich verstecken
• Portuguese: esconder, ocultar
• Russian: скрыва́ть
• Spanish: huir, fugarse

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