Escaped Escape ɪˈskeɪp Managed Extra Examples I Prison

• two prisoners have escaped.
• they were caught trying to escape.
• he escaped from prison this morning.
• she attempted to escaped from the pirates holding her hostage.

escape

Verb Forms

1. to get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner or not allowed to leave
• Two prisoners have escaped.
• They were caught trying to escape.
• He escaped from prison this morning.
• She attempted to escaped from the pirates holding her hostage.
• She managed to escape her captors.
• He escaped prison with two other inmates.

Extra Examples

• Apparently, they had escaped somehow and gotten home.
• He got hurt while struggling to escape.
• It was stupid of Lee to let them escape.
2. to get away from or avoid something unpleasant or dangerous
• Although he had no idea what life there would be like, he had to take the chance to escape.
• She managed to escape from the burning car.
• As a child he would often escape into a dream world of his own.
• We were able to escape to the countryside during the summer months.
• I escaped with only minor injuries.
• Both drivers escaped unhurt.
• to escape unharmed/uninjured/unscathed
• She was lucky to escape punishment.
• They were glad to have escaped the clutches of winter for another year.
• The pilot escaped death by seconds.
• There was no escaping the fact that he was overweight.
• He narrowly escaped being killed.

Extra Examples

• I need to escape. I want to go away from here.
• It was easy to escape in the confusion of the besieged city.
• The survivors barely escape in whatever ships they can find.
• pilots who successfully escaped while their aircraft was being shot down
• Thieves escaped with property worth over $5 000.
• We would always go there to escape from it all.
• She eventually escaped to the US.
• They escaped into the forest.
• She only just escaped with her life.
• The driver escaped without injury.
• Tony may never escape his emotional struggle.
• a lonely man who wants to escape his lifestyle
• He had managed to escape the clutches of the police yet again.
• Scotland seems to have escaped the worst of the recession.
• She managed to escape the fate of the other rebels.
• The city largely escaped bombing in the campaign.
• So far the robbers have escaped justice.
• He fled the country to escape the king's wrath.
• The head of department cannot entirely escape responsibility for this situation.
• The police will not escape criticism in this affair.
• No man can escape his destiny.
3. to be forgotten or not noticed
• Her name escapes me (= I can't remember it).
• It might have escaped your notice, but I'm very busy at the moment.

Extra Examples

• errors that had escaped my notice
• They're so small they can easily escape notice.
4. to get out of a container, especially through a hole
• Put a lid on to prevent heat escaping.
• toxic waste escaping into the sea

Extra Examples

• The container is sealed so the gas has no means of escaping into the air.
• As he twisted the pipe a trickle of water escaped.
5. to come out from your mouth without you intending it to
• A groan escaped her lips.
6. to try to prevent or avoid loss or damage when it is already too late to do so

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French eschaper, based on medieval Latin ex- ‘out’ + cappa ‘cloak’. Compare with escapade.