Polyglot Dictionary

eludir

/eluˈðiɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
eludo
preterite (yo)
eludí
past participle
eludido

Meaning

  1. to evade

    • Eludió la pregunta.

      He evaded the question.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

evadir

eludir and evadir are close synonyms for "to evade, avoid"; evadir leans toward escaping or evading capture or responsibility, like tax evasion, eludir toward avoiding cleverly.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

evadir

evadir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to evade."

Portuguese

sonegar

sonegar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to evade."

Practice

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