to escape
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1.3
- verb
- /ɪˈskeɪp/
- We had sat here many times before, trying to escape the people she knew.
- want to escape
- desire to escape
- dream of escaping
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Watch on YouTubeMaybe you're out here to escape or start a new journey.
- Maybe you're out here to escape or start a new journey.
- They made me escape into different worlds.
- My, my parents had been going there to kind of escape the Seattle winters.
- It was so much fun, and it gave me a chance to escape being a bodybuilder.
- And a lot of people use their weekends to escape their life because the weekdays are so heavy.
Examples
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We all love to escape to a quiet beach for some relaxation during the summer.
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Abigail, we can escape to the north.
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I really got into it during COVID to escape what Canada had become.
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Maybe you're out here to escape or start a new journey.
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We have come to Vermont, to this country inn, to escape the Boston heat.
Fiction book (1993) -
They'd come here again and again to escape the social pressures building in the colony.
Fiction book (1990) -
My saxophone was a symbol of my effort to escape the oppression of my father.
Fiction book (1993) -
Thank goodness we can escape the stresses of Hollywood at the amazing palmwoods pool.
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The idea behind renting an apartment in the Swiss Alps was to escape Geneva's winter.
Academic text (1996) -
After a long week of work, she needed to escape the stress of her daily routine.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To go away from a place, person, or group
∞
1.0
Leave a place or situation
∞
3.0
Leave a place quickly or suddenly
926
1.0
To leave a place or person and go somewhere else
376
1.0
Leave your home to do something social, for example eat with friends
249
2.5
To leave a place to start a trip
225
4.0
To move back from a place or plan to avoid danger
125
3.2
To go away from work or home to rest and relax
4
7.9
To leave a place suddenly without permission
1
4.8
Escape everyday problems and stress by leaving for a while
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
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2.7
A staircase or metal ladder on the outside of a building used to get out during a fire
11
4.1
A small door in a vehicle or building that lets people get out quickly in an emergency
- Specialized
3
7.7
The speed needed to leave a planet's or star's gravity without more push
- Formal
2
5.5
A part of a contract that lets one or both people cancel it in certain situations
- Specialized
1
4.4
A device that opens by itself to let out extra pressure and prevent explosions
- Jargon
1
6.5
The point when a company grows enough to support itself without extra funding
- Specialized
1
8.8
A wheel with teeth in a mechanical clock or watch that controls how the gears move
A performer who frees themselves from locks, chains, or traps in front of an audience
- Neologism
A person who designs and runs live puzzle rooms where players solve clues to find the exit
How Far
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb escape meaning to leave for pleasure comes from ex- 'out' and cappa 'cloak', giving the image of stepping out of your usual life. So to escape to the countryside is to 'get out' of your routine to relax.