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

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

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

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

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

ESCAPE meaning: 1 : to get away from a place (such as a prison) where you are being held or kept; 2 : to get away from a dangerous place or situation

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.

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

Definition of 'escaped' escaped in British English (ɪˈskeɪpt ) adjective having broken free from confinement

Two prisoners have escaped. escape from A lion has escaped from its cage. She was kidnapped but escaped her captors.