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escaped

v. · adj.
US //ɪˈskeɪpt// UK //ɛskˈeɪpt// es·caped
  1. 1 avoided danger (v.)
    B1 Intermediate

    to have avoided a bad situation or an accident.

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

    Example

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

    Example

    The hikers narrowly escaped the avalanche by seeking shelter behind a massive granite outcrop just as the snow began to fall.
  2. 2 forgotten or unnoticed (v.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate

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

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

    Example

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

    Example

    The subtle error in the final paragraph escaped the editor's notice despite three separate rounds of proofreading.
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  1. 3 currently free (adj.)
    B1 Intermediate

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

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

    Example

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

    Example

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

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