elude
IPA: ɪɫˈud
verb
- (transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
- (transitive) To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.
- (transitive) To escape being understandable to; to be incomprehensible to.
- (transitive) To escape someone's memory, to slip someone's mind.
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Examples of "elude" in Sentences
- They manage to elude the assault.
- The girl eludes me at the moment.
- He was forewarned and eluded capture.
- Aware of the plan, the Meccan caravan eluded Muslims.
- They elude the witch chasing them and reach the house.
- The technicalities of reporting this elude me at the moment.
- By the mid 1990s, the Stanley Cup seemed to elude the Capitals.
- However, breakthrough in the US market continued to elude the band.
- Again the subtle nuances of the English language seem to elude you.
- However the implications of the first part of the sentence elude me.
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