escape
Pronunciation
change- IPA (key): /ɪˈskeɪp/
Audio (US) (file) - Hyphenation: es‧cape
Verb
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Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- 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
change- A way to get away from something.
- I'm afraid we have no escape.