English-Thai Dictionary

allude

VI พูดเป็นนัย  หมายถึง  refer phud-pen-nai

 

allude to

PHRV พาดพิงถึง  พูดถึง คนอื่น เป็นนัยๆ  phad-phing-thueng

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ALLUDE

v.i.[L. alludo, to smile upon or make sport with of ad and ludo, to play. ] To refer to something not directly mentioned; to have reference; to hint at by remote suggestions; as, that story alludes to a recent transaction.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ALLUDE

Al *lude ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Alluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Alluding. ]Etym: [L. alludere to play with, to allude; ad + ludere to play. ]

 

Defn: To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have reference to a subject not specifically and plainly mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the story alludes to a recent transaction. These speeches... do seem to allude unto such ministerial garments as were then in use. Hooker.

 

Syn. -- To refer; point; indicate; hint; suggest; intimate; signify; insinuate; advert. See Refer.

 

ALLUDE

ALLUDE Al *lude ", v. t.

 

Defn: To compare allusively; to refer (something ) as applicable. [Obs. ] Wither.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

allude

al lude |əˈlo͞od əˈlud | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (allude to ) suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at: she had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name. • mention without discussing at length: we will allude briefly to the main points. • (of an artist or a work of art ) recall (an earlier work or style ) in such a way as to suggest a relationship with it: the photographs allude to Italian Baroque painting. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘hint at, suggest ’): from Latin alludere, from ad- ‘toward ’ + ludere ‘to play. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

allude

al ¦lude |əˈl (j )uːd | ▶verb [ no obj. ] (allude to ) suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at: she had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name. • mention without discussing at length: we will allude briefly to the main points. • (of an artist or a work of art ) recall (an earlier work or style ) in such a way as to suggest a relationship with it. ORIGIN late 15th cent. (in the sense ‘hint at, suggest ’): from Latin allus-, alludere, from ad- ‘towards ’ + ludere ‘to play ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

allude

allude verb the prosecutor alluded to Dixon's past: refer to, touch on, suggest, hint at, imply, mention (in passing ), make an allusion to; formal advert to.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

allude

allude verb the Vice-Chancellor alluded to the same idea: refer to, suggest, hint at, imply, mention, touch on, mention in passing, mention en passant, speak briefly of, make an allusion to, cite; rare advert to.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

allude

al lude /əlúːd /動詞 自動詞 ｟かたく ｠ «…について » それとなく (手短に )言う, ほのめかす, 遠回しに言及する «to » (!allude は間接的, referは直接的な言及に用いる ) ▸ allude to his good memory 彼の記憶力のよさに言及する (≒make an allusion to …)