Antonyms for escapes


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : ih-skeyp
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈskeɪp


Definition of escapes

Origin :
  • c.1300, from Old North French escaper, Old French eschaper (12c., Modern French échapper), from Vulgar Latin *excappare, literally "get out of one's cape, leave a pursuer with just one's cape," from Latin ex- "out of" (see ex-) + Late Latin cappa "mantle" (see cap (n.)). Related: Escaped; escaping.
  • noun breaking away; getaway
  • verb break away from
Example sentences :
  • She must choose her own road, only I promise that if she escapes and we live I will not forget her deed.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • A person who escapes the evils of moderation by committing dyspepsia.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • How he escapes those claws when the lion is alive, is the wonder.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • "The base Christian escapes," said one, who appeared to be the leader.
  • Extract from : « Gomez Arias » by Joaqun Telesforo de Trueba y Coso
  • Juve tracks the criminal to his secret hiding-place, but Fantômas escapes.
  • Extract from : « A Nest of Spies » by Pierre Souvestre
  • And there, very briefly, you have the story of my sufferings and my escapes.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Yere he escapes wedlock by a mir'cle; an'––chains an' slavery!
  • Extract from : « Faro Nell and Her Friends » by Alfred Henry Lewis
  • If you keep him, well, but if he escapes, the loss is to you.
  • Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan
  • And his risks had been many, and his escapes narrow and frequent.
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • Whichever cur of you will carry this Escapes his fellow's fate.
  • Extract from : « Browning's England » by Helen Archibald Clarke

Synonyms for escapes

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