Elude (Verb)
Meaning 1
Be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me".
Classification
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.
Examples
- The complex mathematical concept eluded me no matter how many times I tried to understand it.
- The meaning behind the artist's latest sculpture eludes me, I just can't grasp the idea.
- What the professor was trying to say about quantum physics eluded me, it was like he was speaking a different language.
- The solutions to these problems elude him, and he's starting to get frustrated.
- The logic behind her decision-making process still eludes me, I've been trying to figure it out for weeks.
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Hypernyms
- Bewilder
- Puzzle
- Pose
- Amaze
- Beat
- Flummox
- Get
- Stupefy
- Gravel
- Vex
- Mystify
- Baffle
- Stick
- Nonplus
- Dumbfound
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Meaning 2
Avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The company's CEO tried to elude questions about the financial scandal during the press conference.
- The politician's opponents accused her of attempting to elude her responsibility in the matter.
- He became skilled at eluding his parents' questions about where he was going at night.
- Throughout the trial, the defendant's lawyer worked to elude the prosecution's best arguments.
- The artist's ambiguous statements seemed designed to elude serious analysis of her work.
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Meaning 3
Escape, either physically or mentally; "The thief eluded the police"; "This difficult idea seems to evade her"; "The event evades explanation".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
Examples
- The suspect managed to elude capture for several days by staying off the grid and using a series of fake identities.
- She's been trying to elude her memories of that terrible accident, but they keep coming back to haunt her.
- The fugitive cleverly eluded the authorities by blending in with the crowd and using disguises.
- Despite the efforts of detective James, the culprit consistently eluded him throughout the investigation.
- The complex plot of the novel was difficult to follow and seemed to elude the main character's understanding.