escaped
escaped is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, escaped is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofescaped
- To get free; to free oneself.
Example: "The factory was evacuated after toxic gases escaped from a pipe."
- To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
Example: "He only got a fine and so escaped going to jail."
- To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.
Example: "Luckily, I escaped with only a fine."
- To elude the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by.
Example: "The name of the hotel escapes me at present."
- To cause (a single character, or all such characters in a string) to be interpreted literally, instead of with any special meaning it would usually have in the same context, often by prefixing with another character.
Example: "Brion escaped the double quote character on Windows by adding a second double quote within the literal."
- To halt a program or command by pressing a key (such as the "Esc" key) or combination of keys.
- Having escaped, especially from prison or another place of confinement.
Example: "People are being warned not to approach the escaped prisoner."
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