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US
/ɪˈɫud/
]
[ UK /ɪlˈuːd/ ]
[ UK /ɪlˈuːd/ ]
VERB
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escape, either physically or mentally
The thief eluded the police
The event evades explanation
This difficult idea seems to evade her -
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
They tend to evade their responsibilities
he evaded the questions skillfully
He dodged the issue
she skirted the problem -
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
What you are seeing in him eludes me
How To Use elude In A Sentence
- (Variety's Dennis Harvey called Mr. Friedman's onscreen persona "nebbishy"; The Boston Globe's Wesley Morris was a little nicer, saying, "The movie is the product of his big, shiny love of forgotten soul legends whom superstardom ... has eluded.") Did Pirated 'Wolverine' Review Get Fox 411's Roger Friedman Fired? [Update]
- If the mother is allowed to refuse a kidney donation that would keep her child alive once the child is born, why should she be preluded from having an abortion if she wants one in order to save one of her kidneys? The Volokh Conspiracy » “Should a Parent Be Required To Donate a Kidney to a Child Who Needs a Life-Saving Transplant?”
- Isn't abbreviation a prelude to obliteration?
- That still eludes much of the antipoverty lobby. Times, Sunday Times
- The mystery of how to sell decent books consistently has eluded publishers and booksellers. Times, Sunday Times
- As a prelude to the book, Dr Mitra has compiled an audio CD of some of the works that will appear in the forthcoming book.
- The prelude to the musical composition is very long.
- She had been gone about an hour, when the sky suddenly darkened, the wind rose and the thunder rolled in prelude to the storm. The Hidden Hand
- Another example is the overworked ‘Prelude in C sharp minor,’ where he avoids extra-added stringendos in favor of a steadier tempo throughout.
- And despite his numerous awards, trophies and honors, one still eludes him: a coveted spot on the U.S. Olympic swim team.
