to escape
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1.3
- verb
- /ɪˈskeɪp/
:
escaparse
- We had sat here many times before, trying to escape the people she knew.
- want to escape
- desire to escape
- dream of escaping
Maybe 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
893
1.0
Leave your home to do something social, for example eat with friends
709
1.0
To leave a place or person and go somewhere else
374
3.2
To go away from work or home to rest and relax
235
4.0
To move back from a place or plan to avoid danger
167
2.5
To leave a place to start a trip
12
7.9
To leave a place suddenly without permission
Escape everyday problems and stress by leaving for a while
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
51
2.7
A staircase or metal ladder on the outside of a building used to get out during a fire
4
4.1
A small door in a vehicle or building that lets people get out quickly in an emergency
- Specialized
1
7.7
The speed needed to leave a planet's or star's gravity without more push
- Formal
1
5.5
A part of a contract that lets one or both people cancel it in certain situations
- Jargon
1
6.5
The point when a company grows enough to support itself without extra funding
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
- Specialized
A device that opens by itself to let out extra pressure and prevent explosions
- Specialized
A wheel with teeth in a mechanical clock or watch that controls how the gears move
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.