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escapeto get away from a place where you are trapped or in danger

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to get away from a place where you are trapped or in danger

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪˈskeɪp/

Korean meaning: 탈출하다, 도망치다

Korean pronunciation: 이**스케**이프

Example Sentences

  • My cat thinks the vacuum cleaner is a monster and always escapes under the bed.
  • Students often escape to the library during lunch to avoid crowded cafeteria.
  • He escaped doing the dishes by pretending to fall asleep on the couch.

escape

VERB

//ɪˈskeɪp//

to get away from a place where you are trapped or in danger

escape concept
💡 Concept

He scrambles over the prison wall at midnight to escape the guards.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪˈskeɪp/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪˈskeɪp/

🌳Etymology

Prefixes--
Rootcap

Origin

From Old French 'eschapper', derived from Vulgar Latin 'ex-' (out) + 'cappa' (cloak or cape). The original sense was to slip out of one's cloak or garment to get away from a pursuer.

🎵Rhyme

shapetapegrapecape
shape
tape
grape
cape

🔗Collocations

escape route
narrow escape
escape from reality
fire escape
escape velocity

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat thinks the vacuum cleaner is a monster and always escapes under the bed.

Students often escape to the library during lunch to avoid crowded cafeteria.

😄 Fun example

He escaped doing the dishes by pretending to fall asleep on the couch.

The gas is escaping from the broken pipe.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

fleerun awaybreak freeget awayavoid

Antonyms

capturetrapconfine

Related

freedomprisonrescuedangersafety

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