Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to allude
Participle: alluded
Gerund: alluding
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | allude |
| you | allude |
| he;she;it | alludes |
| we | allude |
| you | allude |
| they | allude |
Perfect
| I | have alluded |
| you | have alluded |
| he;she;it | has alluded |
| we | have alluded |
| you | have alluded |
| they | have alluded |
Past
| I | alluded |
| you | alluded |
| he;she;it | alluded |
| we | alluded |
| you | alluded |
| they | alluded |
Pluperfect
| I | had alluded |
| you | had alluded |
| he;she;it | had alluded |
| we | had alluded |
| you | had alluded |
| they | had alluded |
Future
| I | will allude |
| you | will allude |
| he;she;it | will allude |
| we | will allude |
| you | will allude |
| they | will allude |
Future Perfect
| I | will have alluded |
| you | will have alluded |
| he;she;it | will have alluded |
| we | will have alluded |
| you | will have alluded |
| they | will have alluded |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | allude |
| you | allude |
| he;she;it | allude |
| we | allude |
| you | allude |
| they | allude |
Perfect
| I | have alluded |
| you | have alluded |
| he;she;it | have alluded |
| we | have alluded |
| you | have alluded |
| they | have alluded |
Imperfect
| I | alluded |
| you | alluded |
| he;she;it | alluded |
| we | alluded |
| you | alluded |
| they | alluded |
Pluperfect
| I | had alluded |
| you | had alluded |
| he;she;it | had alluded |
| we | had alluded |
| you | had alluded |
| they | had alluded |
Conditional
Present
| I | would allude |
| you | would allude |
| he;she;it | would allude |
| we | would allude |
| you | would allude |
| they | would allude |
Perfect
| I | would have alluded |
| you | would have alluded |
| he;she;it | would have alluded |
| we | would have alluded |
| you | would have alluded |
| they | would have alluded |
Imperative
| you | allude |
| we | Let's allude |
| you | allude |
Verbs conjugated like 'allude'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'allude'
ablude,
allide,
allure,
illude,
ablute,
alledg,
alledge,
allege,
collude,
delude,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- indirect suggestion
- advert, hint, imply, indicate, inkle, insinuate, intimate, refer, signify, suggest
- intimate
- imply, hint, suggest, insinuate, connote
Antonyms
- intimate
- conceal, cover, cloak, cloud
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1533, from M.Fr.
alluder, from L.
alludere "to joke, jest," from
ad- "to" and
ludere "to play." Originally "mock," later, "make a fanciful reference to."
2. From Middle French alluder, from Latin alludere (“to play with or allude”), from ad + ludere (“to play”). See also al-. See: Latin '
alludere'.
Sample Sentences
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At table, Marie alluded to the incident of Prue. “ I suppose you'll think, cousin, ” she said, “ that we are all barbarians. ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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The “ young un ” alluded to heard all these comments with the subdued and doleful air which seemed habitual to her, only scanning, with a keen and furtive glance of her flickering eyes, the ornaments which Jane wore in her [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] once, that it would do no good to say anything more; for Marie had an indefinite capacity for hysteric fits; and, after this, whenever her husband's or Eva's wishes with regard to the servants were alluded to, she always found it convenient to set one in operation. Miss Ophelia, therefore, did the next best thing she could for Tom,—she wrote a letter to Mrs. Shelby for him, stating his troubles, and [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)