Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with escape in American Collocation
escape
verb
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
US
/ɪˈskeɪp/
alive
unharmed
unhurt
uninjured
unpunished
unscathed
The bed was blown to bits, but he escaped unhurt.
only just
barely
just
narrowly
She narrowly escaped being thrown into jail.
luckily
fortunately
luckily
miraculously
The Croatian coastline has miraculously escaped the overdevelopment of some Mediterranean holiday destinations.
punishment
censure
detection
justice
liability
prosecution
punishment
The speeding driver escaped prosecution because it was too late to send him a ticket.
death, injury or damage
death
destruction
fate
injury
ravages
The island has escaped the ravages of modern tourism.