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escaped

  • adjective
  • es·caped
  • /ɪˈskeɪpt/

Having escaped, especially from prison or another place of confinement.

Example

“People are being warned not to approach the escaped prisoner.”

Synonyms

  • loose
  • on the loose

Example sentences

  • “A bear has escaped from the zoo.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
  • “Not a single word escaped her lips.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
  • “The cat escaped the coyote by climbing up a tree.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “escaped” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.