abscond
To flee, often secretlyTo flee, often secretly; to steal away.
» Tom absconded with all the money donated for earthquake relief.
Meaning
6 senses(intransitive)To flee, often secretly; to steal away.
The thieves absconded with our property.
sich davonmachen, türmen, davonstehlen
To flee, often secretly; to steal away.
(intransitive)To hide, conceal, or absent oneself clandestinely, with the intent to avoid legal process
(intransitive)To abandon a hive.
(intransitive)To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.
sich verstecken
скрыва́тьskryvátʹ
(transitive, uncommon)To evade, to hide or flee from.
The captain absconded his responsibility.
(obsolete, transitive)To conceal; to take away.
sich zurückziehen
уклоня́тьсяuklonjátʹsja, избегатьizbegatʹ
- run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
Examples
5 sentencesTom absconded with all the money donated for earthquake relief.
Tom absconded with the money.
He absconded with the money.
ruОн скрылся с деньгами.
To abscond means to move in a mysterious way, commonly with the property of another.
Tom absconded with millions of dollars from his company and is living a life of luxury on an island in the Mediterranean.
deTom ist mit ein paar Millionen Dollar seiner Firma durchgebrannt und lebt jetzt in Saus und Braus auf einer Insel irgendwo im Mittelmeer.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 3
Origin
Either borrowed from Middle French abscondre or directly from Latin abscondō (“hide”); forEither borrowed from Middle French abscondre or directly from Latin abscondō (“hide”); formed from abs, ab (“away”) + condō (“put together, store”), from con- (“together”) + *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”).
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Forms
absconds, absconding, absconded, abscondedSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle