elude
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɪˈluːd/
elude (eludes, present participle eluding; past and past participle eluded)
- (transitive) to evade, or escape from someone or something, especially by using cunning or skill
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 26.
- 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.
- 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 26.
- (transitive) to shake off a pursuer; to give someone the slip
- (transitive) to escape understanding of; to be incomprehensible to
- German: entziehen, entgehen , entkommen , umgehen , aus dem Weg gehen
- Portuguese: escapar
- Russian: ускользать
- Spanish: eludir
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