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- Dictionaryelude/ɪˈl(j)uːd/
verb
- 1. escape from or avoid (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skilful or cunning way: "he tried to elude the security men by sneaking through a back door"
- 2. (of an achievement or something desired) fail to be attained by (someone): "sleep still eluded her"
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ELUDE definition: 1. If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it: 2. to not be caught…. Learn more.
The meaning of ELUDE is to avoid adroitly : evade. How to use elude in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Elude.
Elude means "evade or escape," like the way you might elude the other kids during a game of hide-and-seek. This word can also mean "to be hard to understand." No matter how hard you try, the finer points of quantum physics might elude you.
ELUDE meaning: 1. If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it: 2. to not be caught…. Learn more.
Elude definition: to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade. See examples of ELUDE used in a sentence.
elude in British English. (ɪˈluːd ) verb (transitive) 1. to escape or avoid ( capture, one's pursuers, etc), esp by cunning. 2. to avoid fulfilment of (a responsibility, obligation, etc); evade. 3. to escape discovery, or understanding by; baffle.
elude somebody/something to manage to avoid or escape from somebody/something, especially in a clever way. The two men managed to elude the police for six weeks. How did the killer elude detection for so long?
