to escape
∞
1.0
- verb
- /ɪˈskeɪp/
:
escapar
- The prisoners planned to escape during the night when the guards were less alert.
- try to escape
- attempt to escape
- managed to escape
And guess where he escapes to or it escapes to, to Earth.
- And guess where he escapes to or it escapes to, to Earth.
- Those guys, their job is to escape by any means necessary.
- So I don't know how I arranged to escape the house.
- So we're assuming that we can escape the server somehow.
- I I think that your your plan to escape is shit.
- I'm wired to escape and rob.
- And they took it to Stansted in London to escape Saddam Hussein.
- This comes as people are fleeing Paris, France to escape the lockdowns.
- And those goals are, yeah, win, stop, escape or retrieve.
- Two of them escaped when the rope broke.
- And not only that, you didn't escape from Egypt.
Examples
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We need to escape and we need to hide.
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Four months later, hundreds escaped from a center and marched around calling for freedom.
Academic text (2012) -
Those guys, their job is to escape by any means necessary.
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We we get the hell on out, we escape, we break free.
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Two of them escaped when the rope broke.
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A number of girls do escape, do testify, and do seek asylum.
Academic text (2015) -
No-one helped me escape from camp.
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The other guy Chairman Jing Ming managed to escape the country after the tip off.
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Despite the fact that many Africans escaped, the great majority remained in bondage.
Academic text (2013) -
He's uneasy and anxious, an anxious man who cannot escape his body.
Synonyms
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1.0
To go away from a place, person, or group
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1.0
To move a boat fast in the same direction as the wind
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1.0
Leave a place or situation
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3.0
Leave a place quickly or suddenly
709
1.0
To leave a place or person and go somewhere else
550
1.6
To leave secretly and quickly to get away from danger or control
344
4.1
To move people out of a place because it is dangerous, for example during a fire
331
2.4
To run away from a place because it is dangerous
273
3.2
To leave a place quickly, often to travel somewhere else
247
7.1
Leave suddenly to avoid a responsibility or task
235
4.0
To move back from a place or plan to avoid danger
165
3.0
To escape from people who are holding you, often by force
137
2.7
To get away from a person, place, or situation that causes trouble
92
2.9
To avoid dealing with a problem or responsibility
51
3.6
To get free quickly from a place or situation, often from captivity
16
8.4
To leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger
13
4.4
To move back from a place or activity to avoid danger and trouble
12
7.9
To leave a place suddenly without permission
11
4.1
To escape limits or control and become independent
11
3.5
Leave quickly to escape danger, often by flying
11
4.4
Leave a place quickly to avoid being caught after causing or seeing trouble
8
3.9
To force yourself free from a place or person
7
7.0
To run away quickly because you are afraid
7
9.2
Leave a place quickly to avoid trouble or danger
6
4.1
Leave a place because it is dangerous or officials tell you to
5
5.8
To leave a place suddenly and unexpectedly
5
4.9
Leave a place suddenly and quickly because you feel scared
5
6.6
Leave a place quickly because people are angry or you are in trouble
5
3.6
To escape suddenly from control, capture, or a group
4
7.8
To run away quickly to escape danger
2
2.5
Leave a place quickly because you are in a hurry
1
9.1
Leave quickly, often because you are scared
1
9.7
To run away quickly to avoid trouble
Run quickly into the woods to escape danger
To run away quickly to avoid being caught by the police
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
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Escape comes from old Latin parts ex- 'out' and cappa 'cloak' (think of a cape), as if someone slipped out of a cloak to run away, and that's a strong image for getting away. So to escape a place or danger is to 'get out' of it.