escape
/ɪˈskeɪp/verb
उच्चारण इस्केप
भागना, बच निकलना
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[I, T]
to get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner or not allowed to leave; to get away from an unpleasant or dangerous situation; to avoid something unpleasant
भागना, बच निकलना
- escape from prison
- escape injury
- Two prisoners escaped from the jail last night.
+ 2 more examples
- The family escaped the flood by moving to higher ground.
- She narrowly escaped injury when the shelf fell.
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[C, U]
the act or a method of escaping from a place or an unpleasant situation
पलायन, बचाव
- a narrow escape
- The prisoner's escape from the jail made headlines across the country.
- The cat's escape through the window surprised us.
+ 2 more examples
- A fire escape is at the back of the building.
- Reading was her escape from the pressures of work.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
escape from + place / person
Escape from is used for getting away from a place or captor. Escape can also take a direct object for danger or notice.
किसी स्थान या कैद करने वाले से भागने के लिए 'escape from' आता है। खतरे या ध्यान से बचने के लिए यह सीधे object भी लेता है।
- The prisoner escaped from the jail.
- The villagers escaped the flood by climbing the hill.
escape + gerund
To avoid an unpleasant thing happening to you, use a gerund after escape.
किसी अप्रिय बात से बचने के लिए 'escape' के बाद gerund आता है।
- Radhika narrowly escaped being late for the exam.
- He escaped being punished.
escape to + place
Use to for the place a person runs towards.
जिस स्थान की ओर भागा जाए, उसके लिए 'to' आता है।
- The family escaped to a safer town.
a narrow escape / escape (noun)
As a noun, escape is countable for a getaway, and the phrase a narrow escape means barely avoiding harm.
संज्ञा के रूप में escape भाग निकलने के लिए countable है, और 'a narrow escape' का अर्थ बाल-बाल बचना है।
- The bus passengers had a narrow escape.
+Collocations 4
adjective + escape
narrowluckydaringmiraculousgreat
- The child had a miraculous escape from the fire.
escape + noun
routeplanplan Bdoorattempt
- The hall had a clear fire escape route.
verb + escape
narrowlybarelyjustsuccessfullyhope to
- They narrowly escaped injury.
escape + object
noticeattentioncapturepunishmentdanger
- The small mistake escaped everyone's notice.
“More examples 5
- The thief escaped through the back window.
चोर पिछली खिड़की से भाग निकला।
- Radhika's name escaped my memory for a moment.
एक पल के लिए राधिका का नाम मेरी याद से निकल गया।
- They had a narrow escape when the old bridge collapsed.
पुराना पुल गिरने पर वे बाल-बाल बच गए।
- Reading was her escape from the pressure of exams.
पढ़ना परीक्षा के दबाव से उसका बचाव का रास्ता था।
- A gas leak escaped from the old pipe.
पुरानी पाइप से गैस का रिसाव हो गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He escaped to be hit by the bus.
✓ He escaped being hit by the bus.
After escape, use a gerund for the thing avoided.
बचे हुए खतरे के लिए 'escape' के बाद gerund आता है।
✗ The villagers escaped of the flood by climbing the hill.
✓ The villagers escaped the flood by climbing the hill.
Escape takes a direct object or from; never of.
'Escape' के बाद सीधे object या 'from' आता है, 'of' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all mean getting free from something, but differ in the type of danger or hold.
ये क्रियाएँ किसी चीज़ से मुक्त होना बताती हैं, पर खतरे या पकड़ के प्रकार में भिन्न हैं।
To get away from a place or avoid something unpleasant.
किसी स्थान से भाग जाना या अप्रिय बात से बचना।
- She escaped the crowd.
To keep away from something by choice.
अपनी इच्छा से किसी चीज़ से दूर रहना।
- He avoided the main road.
To run away quickly from danger, often in fear.
भय के कारण खतरे से तेज़ी से भागना।
- People fled the flood.
¶Idioms 1
have a narrow escape
to only just avoid danger, injury or failure
बाल बाल बचना
- The passengers had a narrow escape when the bus skidded off the road.
- We had a narrow escape from the falling tree.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A narrow escape (a situation where you only just avoid danger), escape notice (not be noticed).
Idioms: a narrow escape (बाल-बाल बचना), escape notice (ध्यान में न आना)।