to escape
Third Person
escapes
Present Participle
escaping
Past Tense
escaped
Past Participle
escaped
1
to get away from captivity
- Every day, the prisoners plan how to escape from their cells.
- The prisoners are escaping through a tunnel they've been digging.
- She has escaped from captivity more than once in her adventurous life.
- The bird escaped from its cage when the door was left open.
Synonyms:
2
to fail to be noticed or recalled; to go unnoticed or be overlooked
transitive
- Despite sending out numerous invitations, one guest's name managed to escape the host.
- In the thorough review process, a critical error in the financial report managed to escape the auditor.
- The subtle alteration in her hairstyle almost escaped her friends.
- During the discussion, a crucial point seemed to escape the participants.
Synonyms:
3
(of a gas, liquid, light, or heat) to come out or leak from a place where it was contained
- The gas escaped from the pipe when it cracked.
- Heat escaped from the open window during the summer.
- Some of the air escaped from the balloon after it was popped.
- The heat escapes through poorly insulated walls.
- Smoke escaped from the chimney and into the sky.