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elude

/iˈluːd/verb

उच्चारण इलूड

बच निकलना, चकमा देना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sb/sth

    to manage to avoid or escape from somebody or something, especially in a clever way

    बच निकलना, चकमा देना

    • The thief eluded the police for weeks.
    • The thief eluded the police for months by changing his hideout every week.
    • The fox eluded the hunters by hiding in a ditch.
    + 3 more examples
    • The suspect eluded the police for weeks.
    • The runner eluded his pursuers by taking a side road.
    • The thief managed to elude capture at the border.

    Synonyms evade escape dodge avoid give the slip

    Opposite face confront meet encounter

  2. 2

    [T] ~ sb

    (of an idea or a fact) to be difficult or impossible for somebody to remember or understand; (of success) to be difficult to achieve

    (याद, समझ, सफलता) पकड़ में न आना

    • The answer eluded me.
    • Success has always eluded him.
    • The name of the film eludes me.
    + 3 more examples
    • Sleep eluded her the night before the exam.
    • The meaning of the poem still eludes many readers.
    • Victory eluded the team in three finals.

    Synonyms escape baffle puzzle frustrate

◇Word family
elusive adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

e·lude

With one l (not 'ellude'); the adjective elusive (difficult to find or catch).

एक l ('ellude' गलत है); adjective elusive (ढूँढना या पकड़ना कठिन)।

?Which word?

Keep apart elude (escape from), allude (refer to indirectly: 'allude to a problem') and delude (make somebody believe something false).

Elude (बच निकलना), allude (अप्रत्यक्ष रूप से संकेत करना: 'allude to a problem') और delude (किसी को झूठा विश्वास दिलाना) को अलग रखिए।

Keep the escape words together: elude (cleverly), evade (avoid, often dishonestly: 'evade tax'), dodge (move quickly to avoid), escape.

बचने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: elude (चतुराई से), evade (बचना, प्रायः बेईमानी से: 'evade tax'), dodge (बचने के लिए तेज़ी से हटना), escape।