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abscond

/əbˈskɒnd/verb

उच्चारण अब्स्कॉन्ड

फ़रार होना, चुपके से भाग जाना

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as one-word substitution

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verb
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    [I] ~ (from sth) | ~ (with sth) formal

    to escape from a place where you are being kept, or to leave secretly, especially with money that is not yours

    फ़रार होना, चुपके से भाग जाना

    • The accountant absconded with two crore rupees.
    • Three prisoners absconded from the jail.
    • The cashier absconded with the day's collection and was never seen in the town again.
    + 2 more examples
    • Two prisoners who had absconded from the open jail were traced to a village near Kota.
    • Police are searching for the clerk who absconded last week, leaving the accounts in a mess.

    Synonyms run away flee escape decamp bolt

    Opposite stay remain surrender return

◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

run away flee escape decamp bolt

Antonyms

stay remain surrender return

AaSpelling

ab·scond

With -sc- (not 'abskond' or 'absond').

-sc- के साथ ('abskond' या 'absond' गलत है)।

§Grammar and usage

Abscond from a place, abscond with money.

जगह से 'abscond from', पैसे के साथ 'abscond with'।

✓In the exam

One-word substitution

One-word substitution, asked very often: to run away secretly, especially to avoid arrest, is to abscond; a person who has absconded is an absconder or fugitive; a court may declare him a proclaimed offender.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: गिरफ़्तारी से बचने के लिए चुपके से भागना abscond; ऐसा व्यक्ति absconder या fugitive; अदालत उसे proclaimed offender घोषित कर सकती है।