abscond
verb (used without object)
to depart in a sudden and secret manner, especially to avoid capture and legal prosecution.
absconds
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present tense formof abscond (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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She said the rate of absconds was "coming down substantially", with 57 cases in the year ending March 2025 compared to 143 in the year ending March 2020.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
If your investment manager absconds with your tokens, or a merchant fails to deliver what you bought with your bitcoin, you’re on your own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024
In beta decay, he speculated, a second, unseen particle emerges with the electron and absconds with a random fraction of the energy.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 29, 2017
The subject, though, is topical enough: backstage drama during the production of an opera, at the end of which the presenter absconds with all the money.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 3, 2016
We all hide ourselves behind veils, and, as Emerson says, "Man crouches and blushes, absconds and conceals."
From The Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne by Frank Preston Stearns
