How to Pronounce "eludes"
word
ɪˈɫudz
ih-LOODZ
ɪlˈuːdz
ih-LOODZ
Definition
If something eludes you, you cannot catch, remember, or achieve it, even though you try. It can refer to things that escape physically or ideas and answers that are hard to grasp.
IPA Transcription
American English
ɪˈɫudz
British English
ɪlˈuːdz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
ih-LOODZ
UK
ih-LOODZ
Listen in Context
The answer to the puzzle eludes me.
The thief eludes the police every time.
Sleep often eludes him at night.
No matter how hard I try, the solution just eludes me.