逃げる

verb (ichidan)にげる · nigeru

1. Englishto run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape

   • 囚人が牢獄から逃げた。A convict has escaped from prison.

2. Englishto avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk

   • 現実から逃げることはできない。You can't escape from reality.

3. Englishto win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)

4. Englishto escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)

5. Englishto fail to hold an ideal posture

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