escapes
v. B1 Intermediate US //ɪˈskeɪps// UK //ɛskˈeɪps// es·capes
v. to get away from a place or situation, often quickly or secretly.
v. to break free from confinement, control, or an unpleasant situation.
The cat escapes from the garden every morning.
She escaped the city noise by driving to the quiet countryside.
The prisoner escaped through a hidden tunnel that had been dug over several months of careful work.
Usage
The verb is intransitive when referring to the act of leaving; transitive when meaning 'to avoid' or 'to slip the mind'.
Pitfall
He escaped from the prisonHe escaped the prisonEscape is transitive here; 'from' is redundant and often omitted in standard English.