Meaning & use
escape
To get free from a place, danger, or situation, especially by fleeing.
See it in a sentence
The prisoners escaped through a tunnel they had dug for months.
She escaped the burning building just seconds before the roof collapsed.
A note on using this word
"Escape" is often followed directly by a noun without "from" (escape prison), though "escape from" is also correct and common.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
An act of breaking free from confinement or an unpleasant situation.
Their weekend in the mountains felt like a much-needed escape from work.
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