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allude English

Meaning allude meaning

What does allude mean?
Definitions in simple English

allude Verb

— If you allude to something, you bring it up without actually saying it. When he mocked her by saying "I'm late! I'm late, for a very important date!", he was clearly alluding to the White Rabbit in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

allude

— verb make a more or less disguised reference to He alluded to the problem but did not mention it

Synonyms allude synonyms

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allude English » English

refer hint cite suggest mention touch speak of quote insinuate imply hint at advert intimate touch on speak in riddles show an example relate regard reference refer to re-state involve indicate illustrate glance entangle cue connect concern bring up

Topics allude topics

What do people use allude to talk about?
Language and thought Communication Say Talk about a subject

Mention

Conjugation allude conjugation

How do you conjugate allude?

allude · verb

Examples allude examples

How do I use allude in a sentence?

Simple sentences

In the early part of my study, I allude to work that had already been done on the psychology of crowd-control.

Movie subtitles

In consideration of the ladies present, I will merely allude you to the fact that the prisoner is a widower, now living alone.
He seemed to allude to a crime he knew of.
Don't allude to that.
He wanted to allude to him at the end.
Possibly, but she did allude to you in tones suggestive of disapprobation.
I allude to Magnolia Glendennon.
No, I did allude to the fact that I was a bit cash poor these days.
The affair to which you allude was no more than a speculation.
Does that allude to me being the plain, boring type?
It'll condemn and when they question you, you can only allude to what you think you know about Markham.
I'm sure whatever changes you allude to will come clear from your behavior.
The Jedi won't allude me for long.
Sometimes we allude to, or there is a suggestion of some upset in his past.
She'll like allude to it.
He may even allude to the specter of judicial error.
I allude to Master David Copperfield. Micawber!
I never thought to allude to Erich.
But you always allude to her as an marriageable girl.
You allude to invasion, captain, yet positive proof has not.
I allude of course to our illustrious President.
The priest seemed to allude to a crime that he knows.
And in a pinch allude to not wearing any underwear.
Lincoln Burrows and Michael Scofield two of the prisoners who broke out of Fox River State Penitentiary in Illinois have continued to allude the authorities, leaving a trail of crime in their wake.
I could allude to a young man who matches your description.
If you allude to this stewardess which is certainly not my type.
Who could know in 1919 that in years to come an as yet unborn Freek Groenevelt would live in Antwerp and allude to an incident that would happen 55 years later?
I did allude to the f act that I was a bit cash poor these days.
That's why we came here, isn't it? To allude the deceptions and the sham of the artificial world.
He didn't allude to me.
Did he allude to you?
I'm sorry, did I allude to being someone I'm not?

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