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verb · adjective

escaped

v. · adj.
US /ɪˈskeɪpt/ UK /ɛskˈeɪpt/ es·caped

  1. 01 B1 Intermediate

    v.to have avoided a bad situation or an accident.

    v.to have successfully avoided a dangerous, unpleasant, or fatal situation.

    Simple

    The driver escaped the crash with only a few small scratches.

    In context

    The hikers narrowly escaped the avalanche by seeking shelter behind a massive granite outcrop just as the snow began to fall.

  2. 02 B2 Upper Intermediate

    v.when you cannot remember a name or fact, or when you do not notice something.

    v.to have eluded one's memory or failed to be noticed by one's senses.

    Simple

    I knew her face well, but her name escaped me for a moment.

    In context

    The subtle error in the final paragraph escaped the editor's notice despite three separate rounds of proofreading.

  3. 03 B1 Intermediate

    adj.describing a person or animal that has gotten free from a cage or prison.

    adj.functioning as a participial adjective to describe an entity that is currently at large after fleeing confinement.

    Simple

    The police are still looking for the escaped prisoner in the woods.

    In context

    Local residents were warned to stay indoors while animal control officers tracked the escaped tiger through the suburban parkland.

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Level A2 · Elementary
Frequency Common
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