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allude

/əˈluːd/verb

उच्चारण अलूड

संकेत करना, इशारा करना

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verb
  1. 1

    [I] ~ to sb/sth formal

    to mention something in an indirect way

    संकेत करना, इशारा करना

    • She alluded to her difficult childhood.

    Synonyms refer to hint at suggest mention imply

    Opposite state declare specify

◇Word family
allusion nounallusive adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

refer to hint at suggest mention imply

Antonyms

state declare specify

?Which word?

Keep apart allude (mention indirectly) and elude (escape from; be difficult to remember: 'The answer eluded me').

Allude (अप्रत्यक्ष उल्लेख) और elude (बचकर निकलना; याद न आना: 'The answer eluded me') को अलग रखिए।

Keep the indirect-mention words together: allude, hint, imply (suggest without saying directly), insinuate (suggest something unpleasant indirectly), intimate (formal, make known indirectly).

अप्रत्यक्ष उल्लेख के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: allude, hint, imply (सीधे कहे बिना संकेत), insinuate (अप्रिय बात का अप्रत्यक्ष संकेत), intimate (औपचारिक, अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से बताना)।

§Grammar and usage

Allude to sth ('He alluded to the problem'), not 'allude about'.

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: 'allude to sth' ('He alluded to the problem'), 'allude about' नहीं।