Definitions of allude [əˈlud]

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Definition of 'allude'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) allude
to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion (usu. fol. by to):
to allude to one's childhood.

Etymology: (1525–35; < L allūdere to play beside, make a playful allusion to)

Definition of 'allude'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) allude, touch, advert
make a more or less disguised reference to
"He alluded to the problem but did not mention it"

Definition of 'allude'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) allude
to refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the story alludes to a recent transaction

2. (verb) allude
to compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable

Translation of 'allude'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (withto) to mention He did not allude to the remarks made by the previous speaker.
Afrikaans: verwys, sinspeel	Arabic: يُلَمِّح ، يُشِير	Bulgarian: споменавам
Brazilian: aludir	Czech: narážet	German: anspielen
Danish: hentyde (til)	Greek: θίγω, κάνω μνεία	Spanish: aludir
Estonian: vihjama	Farsi: اشاره کردن؛ ذکر کردن	Finnish: viitata
French: faire allusion (à)	Hebrew: לְהַזכִּיר	Hindi: संकेत करना
Croatian: osvrnuti se	Hungarian: hivatkozik vmire	Indonesian: menyebut, menyinggung
Icelandic: vitnaóbeint í, drepa á	Italian: alludere, fare allusione	Japanese: 言及する
Korean: 언급하다	Lithuanian: užsiminti, daryti užuomin	Latvian: atsaukties
Malay: menyentuh	Dutch: zinspelen	Norwegian: hentyde (til)
Polish: nawiązywać, czynić aluzje	Persian: اشاره کردن؛ ذکر کردن	Pashto: اشاره کول، یادول
Portuguese: mencionar	Romanian: a face aluzie la	Russian: упоминать
Slovak: robiť narážky	Slovenian: namigovati	Serbian: pomenuti
Swedish: hänsyfta, alludera	Thai: พาดพิงถึง; พูดถึงเป็นนัย	Turkish: değinmek, ima etmek
Taiwanese: 提及	Ukrainian: згадувати; посилатися	Urdu: اشارہ کرنا ، تلمیح
Vietnamese: nhắc đến	Chinese: 提到
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