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alludeallude /əˈlud/ ●○○ verb ETYMOLOGYalludeOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin alludere, from ad- with + ludere to play VERB TABLEallude |
| Present | I, you, we, they | allude | | he, she, it | alludes | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | alluded | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have alluded | | he, she, it | has alluded | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had alluded | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will allude | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have alluded |
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| Present | I | am alluding | | he, she, it | is alluding | | you, we, they | are alluding | | Past | I, he, she, it | was alluding | | you, we, they | were alluding | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been alluding | | he, she, it | has been alluding | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been alluding | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be alluding | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been alluding |
THESAURUSto talk about something or someone in a conversation, piece of writing, etc., especially without saying very much or giving details► mentionto talk about something or someone in a conversation, piece of writing, etc., especially without saying very much or giving details: They didn’t mention anything about money. As I mentioned earlier, there have been a lot of changes. ► refer to something to mention or speak about someone or something: Palmer referred to an article in “The Times” during his talk. ► note formal to mention something because it is important or interesting: His lawyer noted that Miller had no previous criminal record. ► raise to mention a subject for the first time when you are speaking or writing so that it can be discussed: Becky raised the question of whether the students would learn better in smaller groups. ► bring something up bring something up means the same as raise but is more informal: He waited until she was calmer to bring up the subject again. ► allude to something formal to mention something in a way that is not direct: Many stories and poems allude to this myth. ► touch on to say a little about a subject while you are talking or writing about something else: This problem was touched on in Chapter four, but will be discussed in more depth here. ► cite to mention something as an example or proof of something else, usually in a speech or a piece of formal writing: Collins cited the document as evidence that something had gone wrong. allude to somebody/something phrasal verb formal to mention something or someone in an indirect way: She alluded to the Bible story of the three wise men.► see thesaurus at mention1 [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin alludere, from ad- with + ludere to play] |