escaped meaning

EN[ɪˈskeɪpt] [-eɪpt]
US

Definition of escaped in English Dictionary

• VerbBFescapeSGescapesPRescapingSUF-ped
  1. simple past tense and past participle of escape.
• AdjectiveBFescape
  1. That or who has escaped, especially from prison or another place of confinement.
     1. People are being warned not to approach the escaped prisoner. ‎
• More Examples
  1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
     • Knudsen et al. found that albuminuria and the rate of transcapillary albumin escape correlates with diabetic macular edema [18 ].
     • Lead bricks were placed around the radioactive source so that the escaping gamma rays would be limited to a collimated beam rather than filling the lab.
     • How he has escaped marriage until now I cannot tell: the number of caps set in his direction would furnish a warehouse. — Patrick O'Brian, "HMS Surprise".
  2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
     • I could see the headmaster bearing down on me, and looked hopelessly round for a means of escape.
     • The car thief fought with an officer and tried to drown a police dog before being shot while escaping.
     • Houdini took his secrets to the grave, as he died shortly after performing one of his most famous escapes.

• Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
  1. Adjectives
     • Uncomparable adjectives
  2. Verbs
     • Verb forms
       • Participles
         • Past participles
       • Verb simple past forms

Other Vocabulary

1. en escape
2. en scaped
3. en escapes
4. en escapee
5. en escaper