1 a : to get away (as by flight) escaped from prison b : to issue from confinement : leak out

Meaning of escaped in English escaped adjective [ before noun ] uk / ɪˈskeɪpt / us

escaped adjective Fleeing or having fled, as from home, confinement, captivity, or justice:

[transitive, no passive] escape somebody/something to be forgotten or not noticed Her name escapes me (= I can't remember it). It might have escaped your notice, but I'm very busy at the …

Definitions of escaped adjective having escaped, especially from confinement “searching for two escaped prisoners” synonyms: at large, loose, on the loose free able to act at will; not …

Dec 1, 2016 · If you escape from a place, you succeed in getting away from it. A prisoner has escaped from a jail in northern England.

Aug 23, 2025 · Jermaine E. Jackson, 39, escaped from the Clara Waters Community Corrections Center at 11:33 p.m. Friday, according to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections (ODOC).

Synonyms for ESCAPED: unconfined, loose, unbound, unleashed, unrestrained, untied, undone, unfettered; Antonyms of ESCAPED: confined, bound, caught, restrained, imprisoned, unfree, …

Two prisoners have escaped. escape from A lion has escaped from its cage. She was kidnapped but escaped her captors.

6 days ago · Authorities are still searching for the last of three inmates who made a brazen escape down the outer wall of a Louisiana jail last week, after one inmate was cornered in a …