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

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. A way to get away from something.

   I'm afraid we have no escape.

Related words

• fire escape
• escape route
• escapist