entkommen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German entkomen; ent- +‎ kommen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔɛntˈkɔmən]
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Verb

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entkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present entkommt, past tense entkam, past participle entkommen, past subjunctive entkäme, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to escape [with dative or aus (+ dative) ‘(from) someone/something’]
    Der Fuchs ist der Falle entkommen.
    The fox escaped the trap.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • entkommen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • entkommen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • entkommen” in Duden online
  • entkommen” in OpenThesaurus.de