escape

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪˈskeɪp/

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• Hyphenation: es‧cape

Verb

Plain form escape

Third-person singular escapes

Past tense escaped

Past participle escaped

Present participle escaping

a man escaping from a prison

1. If you escape something (or someone) you get away from it.

   Can we escape the storm?

   They escaped from jail last night.

   I barely escaped my attacker.

Noun

Singular escape

Plural escapes

1. (countable & uncountable) A way to get away from something.

   I'm afraid we have no escape.

Related words

• fire escape
• escape route
• escapist