elude

[US]/iˈluːd/
[UK]/iˈluːd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. kuvunjika kutoka na au kushirikisha (moyo, mwenyewe au mchumia), kwa jumla na njia ya mafupi au mafupi.
Word Forms
Past Participleeluded
Third Person Singulareludes
Present Participleeluding
Past Tenseeluded

Example Sentences

the logic of this eluded most people.

mantiki ya hili ilikuwa ngumu kwa watu wengi.

sleep still eluded her.

hupoteza kushangaza yake.

The criminal eluded the police.

mwenyekosaji alipoteza polisi.

Your name eludes me.

jina yako hupoteza nia yangu.

The suspect continues to elude the police.

mshisho anipoteza polisi.

eluded his pursuers.

alipoteza mshisho wake.

His name eludes me for the moment.

jina yake hupoteza nia yangu kwa sasa.

a name that has always eluded me; a metaphor that eluded them.See Synonyms at escape

jina ambao hupoteza nia yangu kila wakati; mmetaphor ambao hupoteza wao. Tazama Mshororo kwenye kusogea

he managed to elude his pursuers by escaping into a bog.

alijitua kushangaza mshisho wake kwa kusogea katika mizani.

Nisus had eluded pursuit and was out of danger.

Nisus aliepuka ndoto na alikuwa nje ya hatari.

tried to evade jury duty. Toelude is to get away from artfully:

alijitua kushangaza uchaguzi wa miguaji. Kupoteza ni kushangaza kwa mafanikio:

Real-world Examples

Their meaning would elude scholars for 50 years.

Mipangi yao yalitumia mtaa ya wanasayansi kwa muda wa 50 mwezi.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

I thought Botswana had long eluded the ivory walls but all evidence to the contrary.

Niliyakaribua kwamba Botswana ilipita kwa muda mrefu kwa miguu ya mafuta lakini wote matokeo yanaonya kwa mwinga.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2018 Collection

The suspect eluded a 12-hour manhunt before he was caught.

Mshisho alipita kwa uchungu wa 12 saa kabla aliwacha.

Source: AP Listening July 2019 Collection

But the memory he most wanted to reclaim still eluded him.

Lakini mfululizo ambaye alitaka kuzindua zaidi halipita yeye.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

No doubt his quick mind had already comprehended every aspect that eluded me.

Hakuna shaka, mdomo mrefu wake ulipita kwa muda mrefu kwa matokeo yote ambayo yalipita yangu.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

The answer to that question still eludes me.

Jibu kwa mswala hicho halipita yangu.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

You say he was successful at laying the foundation, and yet peace still eludes the Middle East.

Ukisema alisafiri kwa kujenga mabasi, lakini amani halipita kwa Kaskazini.

Source: PBS Interview Social Series

The gig economy has eluded them.

Ekonomia ya gig halipita wao.

Source: Bloomberg Businessweek

So far you have been fortunate in eluding us.

Hakuna shaka wewe ulikuwa mshwari kwa kuzindua mpende.

Source: Casablanca Original Soundtrack

Where was the haven? It eluded her but it was there, hidden, somewhere.

Kuondea kwa mabaya? Halipita yeye lakini ilikuwa pamoja, pengine, kwenye mwele kama hicho.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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