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escape

/ɪsˈkeɪp/ih-SKAYP
/ɪsˈkeɪp/ih-SKAYP

Meaningout of one's cape

Common meaning: to get away

Journey through time

  1. Latinex cappa‘out of one's cape’source
  2. Frenchéchappersource
  3. Middle Englishescapensource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsout of one's cape → to get awayescape‘to get away’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin ex cappa ‘out of one's cape’.

Roots

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