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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 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.
Definition of escape verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 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. noun. /ɪˈskeɪp/. /ɪˈskeɪp/. Idioms. [countable, uncountable] the act or a method of escaping from a place or an unpleasant or dangerous situation. I had a narrow escape (= I was lucky to have escaped). He had a lucky escape when his car skidded out of control.
