THE WORD · N4
逃げる
Run away
Verbe · Group 2 verb
その犬が逃げないようにしなさい。
Make sure the dog doesn't escape.
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Parts of speech
Group 2 verb (ichidan) · Intransitive
The dictionary may associate several parts of speech with different meanings of the same word.
Verb group: Group 2 (ichidan)
Verb usage: intransit
English dictionary meanings
- to run away
- to flee
- to get away (e.g. from danger)
- to escape
- to break out
- to leave (e.g. one's spouse)
- to take cover
- to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.)
- to evade
- to dodge
- to shirk
- to back away
- to win without being overtaken
- to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
- to keep the lead (and win)
- to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.)
- to leak out (e.g. of a scent)
- to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
- to fail to hold an ideal posture