entgehen — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
entgehen is used for these senses in English:
- elude (transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
- elude (transitive) To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.
- escape (intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
- escape (transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
elude — full definition
- verb To avoid or escape someone or something, often through cleverness or luck.
- verb To fail to be remembered or understood by someone.
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.