Meaning
to evade, dodge
- to avoid or escape something skillfully or deceptively (rules, controls, questions)
In a sentence
Il testimone ha cercato di eludere le domande del giudice.
The witness tried to dodge the judge's questions.
È riuscito a eludere i controlli di sicurezza dell'aeroporto?
Did he manage to bypass the airport security checks?
Non puoi eludere le tue responsabilità all'infinito.
You cannot evade your responsibilities indefinitely.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| eludere | infinitive |
| eludo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| eludi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| elude | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| eludiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| eludete | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| eludono | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| eludevo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| eludevi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| eludeva | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| eludevamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| eludevate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| eludevano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| elusi | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| eludesti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| eluse | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| eludemmo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| eludeste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| elusero | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| eluderò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| eluderai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| eluderà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| eluderemo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| eluderete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| eluderanno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| eluda | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| eluda | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| eluda | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| eludiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| eludiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| eludano | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| eludessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| eludessi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| eludesse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| eludessimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| eludeste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| eludessero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| eluderei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| eluderesti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| eluderebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| eluderemmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| eludereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| eluderebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| eludi | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| eludiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| eludete | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| eludendo | gerund |
| eluso | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Formal register: commonly used in legal, journalistic, or formal contexts.
- Takes a direct object: 'eludere la sorveglianza', 'eludere una domanda'.
- past participle eluso