ontgaan — meaning in English
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English meaning
- escape verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
Senses
ontgaan is used for these senses in English:
- escape (transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
escape — full definition
- verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
- verb To avoid something unpleasant, such as punishment or notice.
- noun The act of getting free from a dangerous, confining, or unwanted situation.