Escape - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
the canary escaped from its cage
they installed a second hatch as an escape
their escape route
- the discharge of a fluid from some container (syn: leak, leakage, outflow)
verb
- escape potentially unpleasant consequences; get away with a forbidden action (syn: get away, get by, get off, get out)
- be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by (syn: elude)
- remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion (syn: get away)
Extra examples
They managed to escape from the burning building.
He needed a vacation to escape the routine of daily life.
She moved to the city to escape the memory of her mother's death.
He succeeded in escaping punishment for many years.
A few passengers somehow escaped injury.
She barely escaped death when her car slid off the road.
Several passengers escaped without injury.
The prisoners attempted a daring escape.
He celebrated his escape from his boring job with a long vacation.
She had a lucky escape when she wasn't injured in the accident.
She managed to avoid serious injury, but it was a narrow escape.
The door was locked; there was no escape.
Gardening offered an escape from her busy life.
Two criminals escaped from prison last night.
Young people often desire to escape from their parents.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: escape
he/she/it: escapes
present participle: escaping
past tense: escaped
past participle: escaped
singular: escape
plural: escapes
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