entkommen — meaning in English

English meaning

• elude verb To avoid or escape someone or something, often through cleverness or luck.
• shun verb To deliberately avoid someone or something, often as a form of social rejection.

Senses

entkommen is used for these senses in English:

• elude (transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
• elude (transitive) To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.
• 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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