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abscond

/əbˈskɒnd/

/æbˈskɑnd/

Translations

abscondverb

absconded

Past Simple

absconded

Past Participle

absconding

Gerund

/əbˈskɒnd/

/æbˈskɑnd/

s'enfuirregistre soutenu ; se dit d’une personne qui prend la fuite secrètement

The thief managed to abscond with the stolen jewels before the police arrived.

Le voleur a réussi à s'enfuir avec les bijoux volés avant l'arrivée de la police.

Additional translations

détournersurtout dans un contexte financier ou juridique

Synonyms

slip away

depart secretly

make off

run away

Antonyms

give oneself up

turn oneself in

abscondverb

To leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection or arrest.

The thief managed to abscond with the stolen jewels before the police arrived.

To take something unlawfully and depart secretly with it.

The accountant was fired after he absconded with thousands of dollars.