Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to elude
Participle: eluded
Gerund: eluding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | elude |
| you | elude |
| he;she;it | eludes |
| we | elude |
| you | elude |
| they | elude |
Perfect
| I | have eluded |
| you | have eluded |
| he;she;it | has eluded |
| we | have eluded |
| you | have eluded |
| they | have eluded |
Past
| I | eluded |
| you | eluded |
| he;she;it | eluded |
| we | eluded |
| you | eluded |
| they | eluded |
Pluperfect
| I | had eluded |
| you | had eluded |
| he;she;it | had eluded |
| we | had eluded |
| you | had eluded |
| they | had eluded |
Future
| I | will elude |
| you | will elude |
| he;she;it | will elude |
| we | will elude |
| you | will elude |
| they | will elude |
Future Perfect
| I | will have eluded |
| you | will have eluded |
| he;she;it | will have eluded |
| we | will have eluded |
| you | will have eluded |
| they | will have eluded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | elude |
| you | elude |
| he;she;it | elude |
| we | elude |
| you | elude |
| they | elude |
Perfect
| I | have eluded |
| you | have eluded |
| he;she;it | have eluded |
| we | have eluded |
| you | have eluded |
| they | have eluded |
Imperfect
| I | eluded |
| you | eluded |
| he;she;it | eluded |
| we | eluded |
| you | eluded |
| they | eluded |
Pluperfect
| I | had eluded |
| you | had eluded |
| he;she;it | had eluded |
| we | had eluded |
| you | had eluded |
| they | had eluded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would elude |
| you | would elude |
| he;she;it | would elude |
| we | would elude |
| you | would elude |
| they | would elude |
Perfect
| I | would have eluded |
| you | would have eluded |
| he;she;it | would have eluded |
| we | would have eluded |
| you | would have eluded |
| they | would have eluded |
Imperative
| you | elude |
| we | Let's elude |
| you | elude |
Verbs conjugated like 'elude'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'elude'
delude,
elide,
elute,
exude,
ablude,
allude,
belute,
blade,
bludge,
blue,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to keep away from
- abjure, avert, avoid, dodge, duck, escape, eschew, evade, evitate, get away from, mithe, shun, shy away from, sidestep, skirt, steer clear, waive
- evade
- parry, avoid, dodge, escape, shun
- baffle
- confound, confuse, disconcert, foil, frustrate, thwart
Antonyms
- evade
- approach, face, confront, meet
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1538, "delude, make a fool of," from L.
eludere "escape from, make a fool of, win from at play," from
ex- "out, away" +
ludere "to play." Sense of "evade" is first recorded 1612.
Elusive first attested 1725.
2. From Latin ēlūdō (“to evade, elude”), from ē- (“out of”, short form of ex-) + lūdō (“to play; to trick”). See: Latin '
ēlūdō'.
Sample Sentences
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Thus the observation of human blindness and weakness is the result of all philosophy, and meets us at every turn, in spite of our endeavours to elude or avoid it. [1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral., London: Oxford University Press, published 1973, § 26:]
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The line continued in operation until about 1908, but the precise date of closure has eluded research. [1951 August, P. W. Gentry, “Cliff Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 516:]
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It leaves City still searching for the Champions League, the trophy that has always eluded them [2021 May 29, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 0-1 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport:]
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Podolski gave Walcott a chance to further embellish Arsenal's first-half performance when he eluded James Perch and slipped the ball through to the striker. [2012 December 29, Paul Doyle, “Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle”, in The Guardian:]
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I get algebra, but calculus eludes me.
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The solution of that brainteaser eludes me and the name of the author eludes my memory too.