escape
/ɪˈskeɪp/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.64 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The prisoners escaped by jumping over a wall."
- "The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe."
- "The prisoners escaped their cell."
- "He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail."
- "The children climbed out of the window to escape the fire."
- "There's no escaping the fact that the house needs painting."
Etymology
From Middle English escapen, from Anglo-Norman and Old Northern French escaper ( = Old French eschaper, modern French échapper), from Vulgar Latin *excappāre (“to escape a garment, get out of one's clothing”, literally “to free oneself from one's cape”), from Latin ex- (“out”) + Late Latin cappa (“cape, cloak”). Cognate with escapade. Also doublet of scape.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈskeɪp/
- British English: /ɪˈskeɪp/