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How to pronounce escape
Say it like this: /ɪˈskeɪp/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does escape mean?
verbTo get free; to free oneself.
“The prisoners escaped by jumping over a wall.”
To break out of confinement.
“The prisoners escaped their cell.”
To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
“He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail.”
nounThe act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.
“The prisoners made their escape by digging a tunnel.”
Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid, or an electric current through defective insulation.
Something that has escaped; an escapee.
“But what about the flocks of Waxbills? Are they escapes gone feral, or are they spreading from Africa?”
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