γλιτώνω — meaning in English

English meaning

• escape verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
• survive verb To stay alive, especially after facing danger, illness, or hardship.

Senses

γλιτώνω is used for these senses in English:

• escape (transitive) To avoid (any unpleasant person or thing); to elude, get away from.
• escape (intransitive) To avoid capture; to get away with something, avoid punishment.
• survive (transitive) To live past (a life-threatening event)

escape — full definition

1. verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
2. verb To avoid something unpleasant, such as punishment or notice.
3. noun The act of getting free from a dangerous, confining, or unwanted situation.

survive — full definition

1. verb To stay alive, especially after facing danger, illness, or hardship.
2. verb To continue to exist, especially after something might have destroyed it.
3. verb To live longer than someone else; to outlive them.

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