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elude

/ɪˈluːd/

/ɪˈlud/

eludeverb

eluded

Past Simple

eluded

Past Participle

eluding

ing-form

/ɪˈluːd/

/ɪˈlud/

Translations

échapper à

The thief managed to elude the police by hiding in the alley.

Le voleur a réussi à échapper à la police en se cachant dans la ruelle.

Additional translations

se soustraire àSoutenu.

Definitions

To evade or escape from someone or something, typically in a skillful or cunning way.

The thief managed to elude the police by hiding in the alley.

To fail to be grasped or remembered by someone.

The answer to the question eluded me during the exam.

To fail to be achieved by someone.

Despite his efforts, success continued to elude him.

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