Abscond — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmpoʊdˌɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/bɹˌaɪəzˈəʊənz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bɹˌaɪəzˈəʊənz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmpoʊdˌɪd/.

Examples

The thief made off with our silver
the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

go off make off run off absquatulate decamp bolt

Parts of Speech

verb	run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along “The thief made off with our silver”

Word Forms

abscondment	noun	the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)
absconder	noun	a fugitive who runs away and hides to avoid arrest or prosecution
bolt	noun	a sudden abandonment (as from a political party)
decampment	noun	the act of running away secretly (as to avoid arrest)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fliehen

weglaufen; Dazu gehört in der Regel das Mitnehmen von etwas oder jemandem

🇫🇷French

prendre la fuite

fuyez; implique généralement d'emmener quelque chose ou quelqu'un avec soi

🇪🇸Spanish

fugarse

huir; Generalmente incluye llevar algo o alguien consigo.

🇮🇹Italian

fuggire

fuggire; di solito include portare con sé qualcosa o qualcuno

🇳🇱Dutch

onderduiken

wegrennen; omvat meestal het meenemen van iets of iemand

🇵🇹Portuguese

fugir

fugir; geralmente inclui levar algo ou alguém junto

🇷🇺Russian

скрыться

убегать; обычно включает в себя взятие с собой чего-то или кого-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

फ़रार होना

भाग जाओ; आम तौर पर इसमें कुछ या किसी व्यक्ति को साथ ले जाना शामिल होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পলাতক

পালিয়ে যাওয়া সাধারণত কিছু বা কাউকে সাথে নিয়ে যাওয়া অন্তর্ভুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

தலைமறைவு

ஓடிவிடுங்கள்; பொதுவாக ஏதாவது அல்லது யாரையாவது அழைத்துச் செல்வது அடங்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పరారీ

పారిపోవు; సాధారణంగా ఏదైనా లేదా ఎవరినైనా వెంట తీసుకెళ్లడం ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

फरार

पळून जाणे सहसा काहीतरी किंवा कोणालातरी सोबत नेणे समाविष्ट असते

🇮🇳Gujarati

ફરાર

ભાગી જવું સામાન્ય રીતે કંઈક અથવા કોઈને સાથે લઈ જવાનો સમાવેશ થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಾರಿ

ಓಡಿಹೋಗು; ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾರನ್ನಾದರೂ ಕರೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗುವುದನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒളിച്ചോട്ടം

ഓടിപ്പോകുക; സാധാരണയായി എന്തെങ്കിലും അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആരെയെങ്കിലും കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്നത് ഉൾപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫਰਾਰ

ਭਜ ਜਾਣਾ; ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਕੁਝ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਨਾਲ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਜਾਣਾ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مفرور

بھاگ جانا عام طور پر کچھ یا کسی کو ساتھ لے جانا شامل ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

潜逃

逃跑;通常包括携带某物或某人

🇯🇵Japanese

逃亡

逃げる;通常、何かまたは誰かを連れて行くことが含まれます

🇰🇷Korean

도망치다

도망가다; 일반적으로 무언가 또는 누군가를 데리고 가는 것을 포함합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bỏ trốn

bỏ chạy; thường bao gồm việc mang theo cái gì đó hoặc ai đó cùng

🇹🇭Thai

หลบหนี

วิ่งหนี; มักจะรวมถึงการเอาบางสิ่งบางอย่างหรือใครสักคนไปด้วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

melarikan diri

melarikan diri; biasanya mencakup membawa serta sesuatu atau seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

tumakas

tumakas; karaniwang kasama ang pagdadala ng isang bagay o isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

melarikan diri

lari; biasanya termasuk membawa sesuatu atau seseorang bersama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هرب

اهرب؛ يتضمن عادةً أخذ شيء ما أو شخص ما معه

🇮🇷Persian

فرار کردن

فرار کن؛ معمولاً شامل همراه داشتن چیزی یا کسی است

🇹🇷Turkish

kaçmak

Kaçmak; genellikle bir şeyi veya birini yanınıza almayı içerir

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתחמק

לִברוֹחַ; בדרך כלל כולל לקחת משהו או מישהו ביחד

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