- 1elude somebody/something to manage to avoid or escape from someone or something, especially in a skillful way The two men managed to elude the police for six weeks.
- 2elude somebody if something eludes you, you are not able to achieve it, or not able to remember or understand it He was extremely tired but sleep eluded him. They're a popular band but worldwide success has eluded them so far. Finally he remembered the tiny detail that had eluded him the night before.
elude
verbNAmE//ɪˈlud//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they elude he / she / it eludes
past simple eluded
-ing form eluding
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