elude implies a slippery or baffling quality in the person or thing that escapes.

ELUDE meaning: 1 : to avoid or escape (someone or something) by being quick, skillful, or clever; 2 : to fail to be understood or remembered by (someone)

ELUDE meaning: 1. If something that you want eludes you, you do not succeed in achieving it: 2. to not be caught…. Learn more.

If you elude someone or something, you avoid them or escape from them. He eluded the police for 13 years. [VERB noun]

Definition of elude verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Nov 4, 2025 · elude (third-person singular simple present eludes, present participle eluding, simple past and past participle eluded) (transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially …

To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill: The suspect eluded the police. See Synonyms at evade. 2. To escape the memory or understanding of: a name that eludes me; a point …