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- Dictionaryescape/ɪˈskeɪp/
verb
- 1. break free from confinement or control: "two burglars have just escaped from prison" Similar Opposite
- 2. fail to be noticed or remembered by (someone): "the name escaped him"
noun
- 1. an act of breaking free from confinement or control: "the gang had made their escape" Similar Opposite
- 2. a form of temporary distraction from reality or routine: "romantic novels should present an escape from the dreary realities of life" Similar
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to get free from something such as a prison or cage, or from someone who will not allow you to leave: Two prisoners have escaped. escape from A lion has escaped from its cage. She was kidnapped but escaped her captors. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to forget something. forget I can't believe I've forgotten her birthday!
1. a. : to get away (as by flight) escaped from prison. b. : to issue from confinement. gas is escaping. c. of a plant : to run wild from cultivation. 2. : to avoid a threatening evil. the boat sank but the crew escaped. transitive verb.
To escape is to break free, to get out of a situation you don’t want to be in. It’s also a noun, as in an escape from a dull party that might involve a ladder and an upstairs window. SKIP TO CONTENT
Escape definition: to slip or get away, as from confinement or restraint; gain or regain liberty. See examples of ESCAPE used in a sentence.
To escape is to succeed in keeping away from danger, pursuit, observation, etc.: to escape punishment. To elude implies baffling pursuers or slipping through an apparently tight net: The fox eluded the hounds.
1. to get away or break free from (confinements, captors, etc): the lion escaped from the zoo. 2. to manage to avoid (imminent danger, punishment, evil, etc): to escape death. 3. (usually foll by: from) (of gases, liquids, etc) to issue gradually, as from a crack or fissure; seep; leak: water was escaping from the dam.
Definition of escape verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.