1 a : to get away (as by flight) escaped from prison b : to issue from confinement : leak out

If you escape from a place, you succeed in getting away from it. A prisoner has escaped from a jail in northern England.

escape sequence escape someone's notice escape velocity escaped escapee escaping escapism

escaped adjective Fleeing or having fled, as from home, confinement, captivity, or justice:

to avoid (capture, punishment, injury, or the like): [~ + object] The town escaped the worst of the storm. [no object] managed to escape with only cuts and bruises.

escaped definition: having broken free from a restrictive situation. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "escaped into thin air", …

That or who has escaped, especially from prison or another place of confinement. People are being warned not to approach the escaped prisoner.

/ɛˈskɛɪp/ /ɛˈskɛɪp/ IPA guide Other forms: escaped; escaping; escapes To escape is to break free, to get out of a situation you don’t want to be in. It’s also a noun, as in an escape from a dull party that might …

adjective having escaped, especially from confinement “searching for two escaped prisoners” synonyms: at large, loose, on the loose free

Synonyms for ESCAPED: unconfined, loose, unbound, unleashed, unrestrained, untied, undone, unfettered; Antonyms of ESCAPED: confined, bound, caught, restrained, imprisoned, unfree, …