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to allude to something

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  • allude to something — allude to (someone/something) to refer to someone or something briefly or indirectly. In his letter, Dick alluded to problems the company was facing, but he never suggested they were going out of business …   New idioms dictionary

  • allude to something — alˈlude to sb/sth derived (formal) to mention sth in an indirect way • The problem had been alluded to briefly in earlier discussions. Main entry: ↑alludederived …   Useful english dictionary

  • allude to — al ˈlude ˌto [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they allude to he/she/it alludes to present participle alluding to …   Useful english dictionary

  • allude to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms allude to : present tense I/you/we/they allude to he/she/it alludes to present participle alluding to past tense alluded to past participle alluded to formal allude to something to mention someone or something …   English dictionary

  • allude vs elude —   To allude to something is a verb. It means to refer to something indirectly.   For example:   He alluded to the scandal without direclty mentioning it.   To elude something is a verb. It can mean to escape or evade capture in a clever way, or… …   English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words

  • allude — al|lude [ ə lud ] verb al lude ,to phrasal verb transitive FORMAL allude to something to mention someone or something in an indirect way …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • allude — [[t]əlu͟ːd[/t]] alludes, alluding, alluded VERB If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way. [FORMAL] [V to n] With friends, she sometimes alluded to a feeling that she herself was to blame for her son s predicament. Syn: refer …   English dictionary

  • allude — allude, allusion 1. To allude to someone or something is to mention them ‘indirectly or covertly’, i.e. without mentioning their name, unlike refer, which means to mention them directly, i.e. by name. So if you refer to Julius Caesar you name him …   Modern English usage

  • Allude — Al*lude , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Alluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alluding}.] [L. alludere to play with, to allude; ad + ludere to play.] To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • allude to someone — allude to (someone/something) to refer to someone or something briefly or indirectly. In his letter, Dick alluded to problems the company was facing, but he never suggested they were going out of business …   New idioms dictionary

  • allude to — (someone/something) to refer to someone or something briefly or indirectly. In his letter, Dick alluded to problems the company was facing, but he never suggested they were going out of business …   New idioms dictionary

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