Standard Lemma guide

escaped

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɪˈskeɪpt/
  • /əˈskeɪpt/
  • /ɛˈskeɪpt/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪpt
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 S K EY1 P T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having escaped, especially from prison or another place of confinement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • People are being warned not to approach the escaped prisoner.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of escape

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having escaped, especially from confinement

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a convict still at large
  • searching for two escaped prisoners
  • dogs loose on the streets
  • criminals on the loose in the neighborhood

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: at large(p), loose, on the loose(p)

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Real reading context

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