abscond (redirected from absconding)

ab·scond  (b-sknd)

intr.v. ab·scond·ed, ab·scond·ing, ab·sconds

To leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution.

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[Latin abscondere, to hide : abs-, ab-, away; see ab-¹ + condere, to put; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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ab·sconder n.

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abscond

Verb

to run away unexpectedly [Latin abscondere to conceal]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

abscond - run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe" absquatulate, go off, make off, run off, decamp, bolt levant - run off without paying a debt flee, take flight, fly - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled"

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abscond

verb escape, flee, get away, bolt, fly, disappear, skip, run off, slip away, clear out, flit (informal) make off, break free or out, decamp, hook it (slang) do a runner (slang) steal away, sneak away, do a bunk Brit. (slang) fly the coop U.S., Canad. (informal) skedaddle (informal) take a powder U.S., Canad. (slang) go on the lam U.S., Canad. (slang) make your getaway, do a Skase Austral. (informal) make or effect your escape

Translations

abscond [əbˈskɔnd] vi → fugarse

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abscond [əbˈskɔnd] vi → disparaître, s'enfuir

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abscond [əbˈskɔnd] vi to abscond with → sich davonmachen mit;

to abscond (from) → fliehen (aus)

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abscond [əbˈskɔnd] vi → scappare