ALLUDE TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)

Meaning of ALLUDE TO (SOMEBODY/SOMETHING) in English

allude to somebody/something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ allude )

formal to mention something or someone indirectly:

Rick didn’t want to discuss his past, though he alluded darkly to ‘some bad things that happened.’

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

SOMEBODY — alcun, alqui; (acc.) alquem
English interlingue dictionary
ALLUDE — aluder (-Sion)
English interlingue dictionary
ALLUDE — intransitive verb (~d; alluding) see: ludicrous Date: 1533 to make indirect reference
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəmˌbädē, -(ˌ)bədē, -di pronoun Etymology: Middle English sum body, from sum, som some + body : one or some …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALLUDE — əˈlüd sometimes əlˈyüd or aˈ- or alˈ- intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin alludere to play with, jest, refer …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALLUDE — (v. t.) To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable.
Английский словарь Webster
ALLUDE — (v. i.) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly …
Английский словарь Webster
ALLUDE — ( v. t. ) To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALLUDE — ( v. i. ) To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ALLUDE — /euh loohd"/ , v.i. , alluded, alluding . 1. to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion (usually fol. by …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALLUDE — v. hint; mention briefly
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SOMEBODY — I. ˈsəm-(ˌ)bə-dē, -ˌbä- pronoun Date: 14th century : one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity somebody will come …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALLUDE — intransitive verb ( al·lud·ed ; al·lud·ing ) Etymology: Latin alludere, literally, to play with, from ad- + ludere to play …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun a person of consideration or importance. 2. somebody ·noun a person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate; some person.
Webster English vocab
ALLUDE — vt to compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable. 2. allude ·vi to refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; …
Webster English vocab
ALLUDE — ■ verb ( ~ to ) hint at. ↘mention in passing. Origin C15: from L. allus- , ~re , from …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SOMEBODY — [some.body] pron (14c): one or some person of unspecified or indefinite identity "~ will come in" [2]somebody n (ca. 1566): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ALLUDE — [al.lude] vi al.lud.ed ; al.lud.ing [L alludere, lit., to play with, fr. ad- + ludere to play--more at ludicrous] (1533): …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SOMEBODY — somebody BrE AmE ˈsʌm bəd i -ˌbɒd- -ˌbɑːd- —There is also a casual form ˈsʌm di
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ALLUDE — allud|e BrE AmE ə ˈluːd ə ˈljuːd ▷ allud|ed ɪd əd ▷ allud|es z ▷ allud|ing ɪŋ
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — / ˈsʌmbədi; NAmE / pronoun = someone : Somebody should have told me. She thinks she's really somebody in that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALLUDE — / əˈluːd; NAmE / verb • PHRASAL VERBS - allude to sb/sth —see also allusion ➡ note at mention •• …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — I. some ‧ bod ‧ y 1 S1 W3 /ˈsʌmbɒdi, -bədi $ -bɑːdi, -bədi/ BrE AmE pronoun used to mean …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALLUDE — al ‧ lude /əˈluːd/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: alludere , from ad- 'with' …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALLUDE — v.intr. (foll. by to) 1 refer, esp. indirectly, covertly, or briefly to. 2 disp. mention. [L alludere (as AD-, ludere …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. pron. some person. n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALLUDE — v.intr. (foll. by to) 1 refer, esp. indirectly, covertly, or briefly to. 2 disp. mention. [ L alludere (as AD-, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — pron. & n. --pron. some person. --n. (pl. -ies) a person of importance (is really somebody now).
Oxford English vocab
ALLUDE — v.intr. (foll. by to) 1. refer, esp. indirectly, covertly, or briefly to. 2 disp. mention. Etymology: L alludere (as AD-, …
Oxford English vocab
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALLUDE — ( alludes, alluding, alluded) If you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way. ( FORMAL ) She …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMEBODY — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Somebody means the same as someone . …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ALLUDE — (~s, alluding, ~d) If you ~ to something, you mention it in an indirect way. (FORMAL) She also ~d to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A white person was by definition somebody . ▪ Which just goes to prove, you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALLUDE — verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Afterwards Lewis wished he had said something scathing, alluding perhaps to the lateness of the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
ALLUDE — to [phrasal verb] [T] - to refer to (someone or something) in a brief or indirect wayShe was far too …
Cambridge English vocab
SOMEBODY — n. Function: pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity FF1C; somebody should be home FF1E; Synonyms: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ALLUDE — v. Function: verb Synonyms: REFER 3, advert, bring up, point (out) Related Words: hint, imply, intimate, suggest
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — I. pronoun one or some individual of no certain or known identity somebody should be home Synonyms: someone Related Word: …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALLUDE — verb Synonyms: refer 3, advert, bring up, point (out) Related Word: hint, imply, intimate, suggest
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — n. 25B6; noun she wanted to be a somebody : IMPORTANT PERSON, VIP, public figure, notable, dignitary, worthy; someone, (big/household) …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SOMEBODY — pron. 1 one, someone, some person There must be somebody who will take you to the dance n. 2 personage, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOMEBODY — pronoun BAD : She hadn't seen somebody for over a week. GOOD : She hadn't seen anybody for over a …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. ≈ Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn : anybody, someone …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALLUDE — гл. 1) упоминать; ссылаться (to) 2) намекать, указывать (to на) The story alluded to a mystery in his past. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SOMEBODY — somebody.ogg 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ALLUDE — allude.ogg əʹlu:d v 1. упоминать, ссылаться to allude to recent facts to a sentence, to a situation - ссылаться на …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ALLUDE — allude гл.1) упоминать; ссылаться ( to) 2) намекать, указывать ( to) The story alluded to a mystery in his past. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SOMEBODY — 1. [ʹsʌmbədı] n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) ~ - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SOMETHING — 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. ʹsʌmbədı n 1. часто ирон. человек с положением, важная персона, «шишка» he's (a) somebody - а) он влиятельный человек; …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ALLUDE — v 1. упоминать, ссылаться to allude to recent facts to a sentence, to a situation - ссылаться на последние события …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SOMEBODY — 1. мест. ; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. — Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn: anybody , …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SOMEBODY — 1. мест.; неопред. кто-нибудь, кто-то Somebody is knocking at the door. — Кто-то стучит в дверь. Syn: anybody, someone Gram: somebody 2. сущ. 1) некто, некий человек Take the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ALLUDE — _v. 1> упоминать; ссылаться (to allude на) 2> намекать (to allude на)
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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