Escape meaning in English

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Definition

to escape (from): to flee, to get away, to slip away (from) verb
He escaped from prison by disguising himself as a prison warden and walking straight out of the door.
an escape: an exit, a way out; an evasion, an avoidance noun
a fire escape a door or exit separate from the main door for people to leave or exit in case of fire
to escape (death): to avoid, to hide from (death) idiom

Examples

  • "Escape is impossible."
  • "On the bright side, Icarus and I both escaped serious injury, although Icarus did break his clavicle in several places, and I did suffer a fractured pelvis."
  • "Tantra : He must have escaped!"
  • "I just escaped from a mental institution."
  • "We're going to escape!"
  • "I plan to escape today."
  • "Alien : The earth man Calahan was lucky to escape."
  • "He ate at your restaurant last Friday evening (June 23rd), accompanied by three of his colleagues, who were lucky enough to escape in good health."
  • "Every time the door to the men's bathroom opens, an odor escapes."
  • "Witnesses were quoted as saying that it was a wonder an accident like this had not happened sooner and that it was a miracle that the passengers escaped unharmed."
  • "This is the third such escape from a major zoo in as many months."
  • "Escaped tiger mauls seven, licks one"
  • "During the holiday shopping season, you can't escape it."
  • "Dr. Gilchrist : Well, I just got here, but sure, escape sounds fun!"
  • "Some of us will run away to Canada, in order to escape the draft."

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