elude
verb (used with object)
to avoid or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade.
will elude
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future tenseof elude.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Its pleasures will elude those who don’t know, or care about, such subsidiary characters as E.B.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
Chelsea and Laurie will elude them by connecting with Gaitok.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025
Areas along California’s coastline will elude the heat.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
Unlike in the book, Ferdinand earns the arena’s cheers for not fighting, but the crowd’s sense of surprise will elude audiences attending “Ferdinand.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2017
I lie down under my covers and close my eyes, knowing full well that sleep, like peace, will elude me.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
