FUGITIVE

Meaning of FUGITIVE in English

■ noun a person who has escaped from captivity or is in hiding.

■ adjective quick to disappear; fleeting.

Origin

ME: from OFr. fugitif , -ive , from L. fugitivus , from fugere 'flee'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

FUGITIVE — adj fugitive
Interlingua English vocab
FUGITIVE — I. ˈfyüjəd.iv, -ətiv adjective Etymology: Middle English fugitif, fugitive, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fugitif, from Latin fugitivus, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FUGITIVE — (n.) One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice.
Английский словарь Webster
FUGITIVE — (a.) Not fixed; not durable; liable to disappear or fall away; volatile; uncertain; evanescent; liable to fade; -- applied to …
Английский словарь Webster
FUGITIVE — (a.) Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive slave; a …
Английский словарь Webster
FUGITIVE — ( n. ) One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FUGITIVE — ( a. ) Not fixed; not durable; liable to disappear or fall away; volatile; uncertain; evanescent; liable to fade; -- …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FUGITIVE — ( a. ) Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping, from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FUGITIVE — — fugitively , adv. — fugitiveness, fugitivity , n. /fyooh"ji tiv/ , n. 1. a person who is fleeing, from …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FUGITIVE — I. ˈfyü-jə-tiv adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fugitif, from Latin fugitivus, from fugitus, past …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FUGITIVE — noun something hard to be caught or detained. 2. fugitive ·noun one who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service, duty, …
Webster English vocab
FUGITIVE — [fu.gi.tive] adj [ME, fr. MF & L; MF fugitif, fr. L fugitivus, fr. fugitus, pp. of fugere to flee; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FUGITIVE — any of a group of young poets and critics formed shortly after World War I at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, …
Britannica English vocabulary
FUGITIVE — fugitive BrE AmE ˈfjuːdʒ ət ɪv -ɪt- AmE \ -ət̬ ɪv ▷ fugitive|ly li ▷ fugitive|ness nəs nɪs ▷ fugitive|s …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FUGITIVE — / ˈfjuːdʒətɪv; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun fugitive (from sb/sth) a person who has escaped or is running …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FUGITIVE — I. fu ‧ gi ‧ tive 1 /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv, ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪv/ BrE AmE noun [countable] someone who is trying to avoid being …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FUGITIVE — ( fugitives) A fugitive is someone who is running away or hiding, usually in order to avoid being caught by …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FUGITIVE — I. noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a fugitive from Stalin's oppressive regime ▪ Porter escaped in 1995 and remains …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FUGITIVE — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable]Fugitive families who have fled (= families who have run away from) the fighting in the …
Cambridge English vocab
FUGITIVE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ wanted ▪ one of the most wanted ~s sought by the Italian police ▪ dangerous VERB …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FUGITIVE — n. 25B6; noun a hunted fugitive : ESCAPEE, runaway, deserter, absconder; refugee. 25B6; adjective a fugitive criminal : ESCAPED, runaway, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FUGITIVE — n. 1 runaway, escapee, deserter, refugee, Archaic runagate Many fugitives from political oppression seek asylum in the UK adj. 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
FUGITIVE — One who runs away to avoid arrest, prosecution or imprisonment. Many extradition laws also call the suspect a "fugitive" although, …
Duhaime's Law English Dictionary
FUGITIVE — беглец - a * from justice лицо, скрывающееся от правосудия беженец; изгнанник - a * from the invaded areas беженец …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FUGITIVE — fugitive.ogg 1. ʹfju:dʒıtıv n 1. 1> беглец a fugitive from justice - лицо, скрывающееся от правосудия 2> беженец; изгнанник a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FUGITIVE — беглец беженец дезертир беглый мимолетный, непрочный fugitive verse стихотворение, сочиненное по какому-л. случаю
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
FUGITIVE — 1. ʹfju:dʒıtıv n 1. 1> беглец a fugitive from justice - лицо, скрывающееся от правосудия 2> беженец; изгнанник a fugitive …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FUGITIVE — 1. сущ. 1) а) беглец to track down a fugitive — разыскивать беглеца; поймать беглеца a fugitive from justice — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
FUGITIVE — 1. сущ. 1) а) беглец to track down a fugitive — разыскивать беглеца; поймать беглеца a fugitive from justice — укрывающийся от правосудия Syn: runaway, jail-breaker б) …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
FUGITIVE — сущ., юр. 1) беженец 2) дезертир; лицо, скрывающееся от правосудия • - crime fugitive - federal fugitive - indigent fugitive - local fugitive - state fugitive
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
FUGITIVE — 1) беженец 2) дезертир 3) лицо, скрывающееся от правосудия • fugitive from a case before the court — лицо, бежавшее из-под суда; fugitive from justice …
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
FUGITIVE — a. fugitiv; efemeri; n. fugitor, fugiard
English interlingue dictionary
FUGITIVE — naglagyo
English-Visayan vocabulary
FUGITIVE — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fugitif, from Latin fugitivus, from fugitus, past participle …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FUGITIVE — (n.) Something hard to be caught or detained.
Английский словарь Webster
FUGITIVE — ( n. ) Something hard to be caught or detained.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
FUGITIVE — adj. runaway, fleeing, escaped; transitory, fleeting, passing; wandering; brief, of short duration; hard to understand
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FUGITIVE — n. one who runs away from a difficult or dangerous situation; runaway; something elusive; something hard to understand
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FUGITIVE — n. Function: noun Date: 14th century 1 : a person who flees or tries to escape especially : REFUGEE 2 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FUGITIVE — n. Pronunciation: ' fyü-j ə -tiv Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French & Latin; Middle French fugitif, from …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
FUGITIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1 fleeing; that runs or has run away. 2 transient, fleeting; of short duration. 3 (of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FUGITIVE — adj. & n. adj. 1 fleeing; that runs or has run away. 2 transient, fleeting; of short duration. 3 (of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FUGITIVE — adj. & n. --adj. 1. fleeing; that runs or has run away. 2 transient, fleeting; of short duration. 3 (of …
Oxford English vocab
FUGITIVE — (~s) A ~ is someone who is running away or hiding, usually in order to avoid being caught by the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
FUGITIVE — Synonyms and related words : DP, Judas, absconder, at large, betrayer, bolter, brief, brittle, capricious, changeable, circumforaneous, convict, corruptible, criminal, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FUGITIVE — n. Function: noun Synonyms: REFUGEE , displaced person, DP, émigré, evacuee
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FUGITIVE — n. Function: adjective Synonyms: TRANSIENT , ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, fugacious, momentary, passing, short-lived, transitory, volatile
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FUGITIVE — I . a. 1. Fleeing, flying, escaping. 2. Transitory, transient, evanescent, fleeting, flying, fugacious, flitting, passing, momentary, short, brief, temporary, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
FUGITIVE — I. adjective Synonyms: transient , ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, fugacious, momentary, passing, short-lived, transitory, volatile II. noun Synonyms: refugee , displaced …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
FUGITIVE — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
FUGITIVE — See ↑ ESCAPE 5
Longman Activator English vocab
FUGITIVE — a popular US television series (1963–7) on ABC which told the story of an innocent man, played by David Janssen, …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
FUGITIVE — n. 1) to track down a ~ 2) a ~ from (a ~ from justice)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
FUGITIVE — fliema
Англо-Староанглийский словарь
FUGITIVE — Мимолетный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FUGITIVE — Беженцы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
FUGITIVE — 1) летучий, фугитивный 2) нестойкий
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
FUGITIVE — (a) мимолетный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
FUGITIVE — 1. [ʹfju:dʒıtıv] n 1. 1) беглец a ~ from justice - лицо, скрывающееся от правосудия 2) беженец; изгнанник a ~ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
FUGITIVE — adj. беглый, мимолетный, непрочный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FUGITIVE — n. беглец, дезертир, беженец
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FUGITIVE — adj. беглый, мимолетный, непрочный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FUGITIVE — n. беглец, дезертир, беженец
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
FUGITIVE — 1. _n. 1> беглец 2> беженец 3> дезертир _Syn: wanderer 2. _a. 1> беглый 2> мимолетный, непрочный 3> - fugitive …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция

Concise Oxford English vocab

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