elude, v.
(eluded, eludes, eluding)
freq. cnt. 3
(eluded, eludes, eluding)
freq. cnt. 3
escape, either physically or mentally
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
bilk elude evade
sample sentences
"The thief eluded the police""This difficult idea seems to evade her"
"The event evades explanation"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
verb frames
Somebody ----s somebodySomething ----s somebody
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
elude escape
sample sentences
"What you are seeing in him eludes me"verb frames
Something ----s somebodyThe performance is likely to %s Sue
verb frames
Something ----s somebodyThe performance is likely to %s Sue
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
circumvent dodge duck elude evade fudge hedge parry put off sidestep skirt
sample sentences
"He dodged the issue""she skirted the problem"
"They tend to evade their responsibilities"
"he evaded the questions skillfully"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form