Which should you use, allude to or elude to? When you allude to something, you mention it in an indirect way. If something you want eludes you, it means that you are not able to get it.
| Incorrect: |
Success alluded him. |
| Correct: |
Success eluded him. |
| Incorrect: |
He was eluding to his own career. |
| Correct: |
He was alluding to his own career. |
