abscond

verb

/əbˈskɒnd/

/əbˈskɑːnd/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they abscond	/əbˈskɒnd/ /əbˈskɑːnd/
he / she / it absconds	/əbˈskɒndz/ /əbˈskɑːndz/
past simple absconded	/əbˈskɒndɪd/ /əbˈskɑːndɪd/
past participle absconded	/əbˈskɒndɪd/ /əbˈskɑːndɪd/
-ing form absconding	/əbˈskɒndɪŋ/ /əbˈskɑːndɪŋ/

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[intransitive] abscond (from something) to escape from a place that you are not allowed to leave without permission逃走；逃遁
- She absconded from every children’s home they placed her in.她从他们安置她的每个儿童之家逃走了。
[intransitive] abscond (with something) to leave secretly and take with you something, especially money, that does not belong to you（携款）潜逃
- He absconded with the company funds.他卷走公司的资金潜逃了。

Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘hide, conceal oneself’): from Latin abscondere ‘hide’, from ab- ‘away, from’ + condere ‘stow’.

BNC: 21789 COCA: 27687

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