stay away from
I was trying to find the meaning the poet had in mind but it eluded me.
The answer didnt elude him/her.
The answer to that mystery eluded me for many years until one day my cousin told me what had happened that day.
Eluded means managed to avoid. Here are some sentences.He eluded capture for months.The deer eluded the hunters.I was happy when the antelope eluded the lion.
The two men eluded the police for six weeks. He was extremely tired but sleep eluded him.
caused, eluded, prudes
The context clue that best describes the word "eluded" is often found in phrases indicating escape or avoidance, such as "slipped away" or "escaped capture." For instance, in a sentence like "The solution to the puzzle eluded him, despite his best efforts," the clue suggests that the solution was difficult to grasp or attain. This implies a sense of something being just out of reach or difficult to understand.
same as evade
(To elude means to evade or escape from, or to escape understanding intellectually)The suspect eluded the police and fled to Brazil.David looked all over for his cat, but she eluded him.The concepts of trigonometry have eluded many high school students over the years.
of Elude
David had come close to getting the lead in several movies, but still that chance for stardom eluded him.
The criminal eluded the police for several days until he finally accepted his fait and turned himself in.