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uniknout — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • abscond verb To leave secretly and hurriedly, usually to escape custody or having taken something that is not yours.
  • elude verb To avoid or escape someone or something, often through cleverness or luck.
  • escape verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
  • shun verb To deliberately avoid someone or something, often as a form of social rejection.

Senses

uniknout is used for these senses in English:

  • abscond (intransitive) To flee, often secretly; to steal away. [From mid 16th century.]
  • elude (transitive) To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.
  • escape (intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
  • shun (transitive) To escape (a threatening evil, an unwelcome task etc).

elude — full definition

  1. verb To avoid or escape someone or something, often through cleverness or luck.
  2. verb To fail to be remembered or understood by someone.

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