Entkommen - translation, pronunciation and examples

escape — to get away from a place or person

To run away from danger, pursuit, or a difficult situation; stronger and more dramatic than the neutral primary meaning.

To slip away or escape; often sounds literary or a bit more figurative than the primary word.

To get away, often with the sense of escaping consequences or getting off lightly.

To make off, disappear, or slip away quietly; often implies haste, cleverness, or evading someone.

To dodge, move aside, or avoid something; not always a full escape, but rather evasion of contact, impact, or a direct answer.

To escape or leak out; often used for gas, air, heat, or in a more literary sense for a person escaping.

To avoid or escape something unpleasant or dangerous; often means avoiding an event, consequence, or missing something, not necessarily physically running away.