elude
🇺🇸
/ɪˈluːd/
🇬🇧
/ɪˈluːd/
verb
R
to cleverly avoid or escape from someone or something
The thief managed to elude the police by blending in with the crowd.
R
to be unable to achieve, remember, or understand something
The answer to the riddle eluded him, despite his best efforts.
translation
to cleverly avoid or escape from someone or something; to be unable to achieve, remember, or understand something
Word Forms
3rd Present
eludes
Past
eluded
Perfect
eluded
Progressive
eluding