To abscond (from Latin:abscondere, to hide away, to put away) means
# to leave hurriedly and furtively # to leave unlawfully (as a school truant, or a person under police detention) # to evade arrest by becoming 'absent'. Opposites include:
* to stay * to remain * to attend * to arrive
* to be present
* to present one's self
* to come into view
* to put in appearance
* to emerge (see Related links)
Abscond means - to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution. Absconded = past tense form. Here are some example sentences: At the very first opportunity, Jeb decided he would abscond from this hellhole and wait it out in the woods until nightfall. She absconded due to the fear of her mother. The secretary of the fund raising committee absconded with the money. The cashier absconded with the money. The cashier wanted to abscond. The thieves intended to abscond with several of the museum's most valuable paintings but failed. We will oppose bail; the accused has previously attempted to abscond while on bail. The secretary of knitting club absconded with the money. He will abscond with the entire payroll as soon as the bank releases it to him. Many of the biologists working on the top secret studies were worried that someone would abscond with their research. Probably some scientist did, in fact, leave the lab, taking others' ideas with them.
avoid, abscond, cut and run, decamp, depart
continue, stay, stop, remain, endure, abide
Words and phrases that have the same meaning are: escape, flee, run off, abscond, elope, abandon, or turn your back on.
The thief was seen by an eyewitness, absconding with the shop's takings. Two inmates from the open prison absconded whilst on day release. The homesick army recruit was arrested on a local train whilst absconding. These three examples show that absconding is usually the act of running away.
The word abscond is a verb. The past tense is absconded.
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If I abscond past my maximum discharge date for probation, can I be violated?
escape or flee
Abscond.
Run away or abscond
Abscond means - to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution. Absconded = past tense form. Here are some example sentences: At the very first opportunity, Jeb decided he would abscond from this hellhole and wait it out in the woods until nightfall. She absconded due to the fear of her mother. The secretary of the fund raising committee absconded with the money. The cashier absconded with the money. The cashier wanted to abscond. The thieves intended to abscond with several of the museum's most valuable paintings but failed. We will oppose bail; the accused has previously attempted to abscond while on bail. The secretary of knitting club absconded with the money. He will abscond with the entire payroll as soon as the bank releases it to him. Many of the biologists working on the top secret studies were worried that someone would abscond with their research. Probably some scientist did, in fact, leave the lab, taking others' ideas with them.
Run away or abscond
plunder steal abscond
An absconder absconded with some valuables from the bank.
avoid, abscond, cut and run, decamp, depart
The correct sentence construction is "Is he absconding?" Absconding is a verb used to describe the act of leaving secretly or hurriedly to avoid detection or arrest. "Is he an abscond" would not be a grammatically correct construction in this context.