escapeth

Verb

escape (third-person singular simple present escapes, present participle escaping, simple past and past participle escaped)

1. (intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
   • The prisoners escaped by jumping over a wall.
2. (transitive) To break out of confinement.
   • The prisoners escaped their cell.
3. (transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
   • He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail.
4. (intransitive) To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.
   • Luckily, I escaped with only a fine.
5. (intransitive) To avoid responsibilities and stresses for a time.
   • Work was stressful, and I needed to escape.
6. (transitive) To be forgotten by.
   • I used to know the name of the capital of France, but it escapes me now.

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