# escaped

Pronunciation: say "i-SKAYPT" /ɪˈskeɪpt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of escape. — simple past and past participle of escape
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of escape. Use this form for getting free at an earlier time, or after "have" or "had."
   - _Steam escaped from the cracked valve with a loud hiss._
   - _She realized how narrowly she had escaped serious harm._

## Adjective

2. Having gotten free from custody, especially from a prison or other place of confinement.
   - Simple: Having broken free from a place of being held, especially a prison.
   - _The escaped inmate was recaptured near the state border two days later._
   - _Farmers reported an escaped bull trampling crops across the valley._

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