abscond

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əbˈskɒnd/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /əbˈskɑnd/

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• Hyphenation: ab‧scond

Verb

Plain form abscond

Third-person singular absconds

Past tense absconded

Past participle absconded

Present participle absconding

1. (intransitive) When you abscond, you are running away from somewhere, something or someone. It often means that someone else is with you too.

Related words

• absconder
• abscondment