English-Thai Dictionary

abscond

VI หลบหนี  หลบ  หนี  หลบๆ ซ่อนๆ  flee cut and run fly lob-ni

 

abscond from

PHRV แอบหนี  หลบหนี  แอบ หลบ ไป  ดอด หนี  aeb-ne

 

abscond with

PHRV ขโมย  หอบ หนี  ลัก  elope with go away go away with ka-moi

 

abscondence

N การ หลบหนี การ ลงโทษ  kan-lob-nee-kan-long-tod

 

absconder

N ผู้ หลบหนี การ ลงโทษ  poo-lob-nee-kan-long-tod

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ABSCOND

v.i.[L. abscondo, to hide, of abs and condo, to hide, i.e. to withdraw, or to thrust aside or into a corner or secret place. ] 1. To retire from public view, or from the place in which one resides or is ordinarily to be found; to withdraw, or absent one's self in a private manner; to be concealed; appropriately, used of persons who secrete themselves to avoid a legal process.
2. To hide, withdraw or be concealed; as "the marmot absconds in winter. " [Little used. ]

 

ABSCONDER

n.One who withdraws from public notice, or conceals himself from public view.

 

ABSCONDING

ppr. Withdrawing privately from public view; as, an absconding debtor, who confines himself to his apartments, or absents himself to avoid the ministers of justice. In the latter sense, it is properly an adjective.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ABSCOND

Ab *scond ", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Absconded; p. pr. & vb. n.Absconding. ] Etym: [L. abscondere to hide; ab, abs + condere to lay up; con + dare (only in comp. ) to put. Cf. Do. ]

 

1. To hide, withdraw, or be concealed. The marmot absconds all winter. Ray.

 

2. To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor. That very homesickness which, in regular armies, drives so many recruits to abscond. Macaulay.

 

ABSCOND

ABSCOND Ab *scond ", v. t.

 

Defn: To hide; to conceal. [Obs. ] Bentley.

 

ABSCONDENCE

ABSCONDENCE Ab *scond "ence, n.

 

Defn: Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding. [R.] Phillips.

 

ABSCONDER

ABSCONDER Ab *scond "er, n.

 

Defn: One who absconds.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

abscond

ab scond |abˈskänd əbˈskɑnd | ▶verb [ no obj. ] leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft: she absconded with the remaining thousand dollars. • (of someone on bail ) fail to surrender oneself for custody at the appointed time. • (of a person kept in detention or under supervision ) escape: 176 detainees absconded. • (of a colony of honeybees, esp. Africanized ones ) entirely abandon a hive or nest. DERIVATIVES ab scond er noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘hide, conceal (oneself )’): from Latin abscondere ‘hide, ’ from ab- ‘away, from ’ + condere ‘stow. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

abscond

abscond |əbˈskɒnd, ab- | ▶verb [ no obj. ] leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest: the barman absconded with a week's takings | 176 detainees absconded. • (of a person on bail ) fail to surrender oneself for custody at the appointed time. DERIVATIVES absconder noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘hide, conceal oneself ’): from Latin abscondere ‘hide ’, from ab- ‘away, from ’ + condere ‘stow ’.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

abscond

abscond verb it seems that the one they entrusted with their stolen goods has absconded: run away, escape, bolt, flee, make off, take flight, take off, decamp; make a break for it, take to one's heels, make a quick getaway, beat a hasty retreat, run for it, make a run for it; disappear, vanish, slip away, split, steal away, sneak away; clear out, duck out; informal cut and run, skedaddle, skip, skip town, head for the hills, do a disappearing act, fly the coop, take French leave, vamoose, take a powder.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

abscond

abscond verb he had absconded from a Borstal: run away, escape, bolt, clear out, flee, make off, take flight, take off, fly, decamp; make a break for it, take to one's heels, make a quick getaway, beat a hasty retreat, show a clean pair of heels, run for it, make a run for it; disappear, vanish, slip away, steal away, sneak away; informal do a bunk, do a moonlight flit, cut and run, skedaddle, skip, do a runner, head for the hills, do a disappearing /vanishing act, fly the coop, take French leave, scarper, vamoose; N. Amer. informal take a powder, go on the lam.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

abscond

ab scond /əbskɑ́nd |-skɔ́nd /動詞 自動詞 ｟かたく ｠1 〈容疑者などが 〉 «…から » ひそかに逃亡する, 行方 [姿 ]をくらます (run away ) «from » .2 【金などを 】持ち逃げする «with » .～er 名詞