escapar

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *excappāre, a verb based on Late Latin cappa (“cloak”).

Verb

escapar (first-person singular indicative present escapo, past participle escapáu)

1. to escape.

Conjugation

Conjugation of escapar

infinitive		escapar
gerund		escapando
past participle		m escapáu, f escapada, n escapao, m pl escapaos, f pl escapaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	escapo	escapes	escapa	escapamos	escapáis	escapen
	imperfect	escapaba	escapabes	escapaba	escapábemos, escapábamos	escapabeis, escapabais	escapaben
	preterite	escapé	escapasti, escapesti	escapó	escapemos	escapastis, escapestis	escaparon
	pluperfect	escapare, escapara	escapares, escaparas	escapare, escapara	escapáremos, escapáramos	escapareis, escaparais	escaparen, escaparan
	future	escaparé	escaparás	escapará	escaparemos	escaparéis	escaparán
	conditional	escaparía	escaparíes	escaparía	escaparíemos, escaparíamos	escaparíeis, escaparíais	escaparíen
subjunctive	present	escape	escapes, escapas	escape	escapemos	escapéis	escapen, escapan
	imperfect	escapare, escapara	escapares, escaparas	escapare, escapara	escapáremos, escapáramos	escapareis, escaparais	escaparen, escaparan
imperative		—	escapa	—	—	escapái	—

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excappāre, a verb based on Late Latin cappa (“cloak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əs.kəˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [es.kaˈpaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Homophone: escapà

Verb

escapar (first-person singular present escapo, first-person singular preterite escapí, past participle escapat)

1. (intransitive) to escape
2. (intransitive, pronominal) to escape [with de ‘from’]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of escapar (first conjugation)

infinitive			escapar
gerund			escapant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		escapat		escapada
		plural		escapats		escapades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	escapo	escapes	escapa	escapem	escapeu	escapen
	imperfect	escapava	escapaves	escapava	escapàvem	escapàveu	escapaven
	future	escaparé	escaparàs	escaparà	escaparem	escapareu	escaparan
	preterite	escapí	escapares	escapà	escapàrem	escapàreu	escaparen
	conditional	escaparia	escaparies	escaparia	escaparíem	escaparíeu	escaparien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	escapi	escapis	escapi	escapem	escapeu	escapin
	imperfect	escapés	escapessis	escapés	escapéssim	escapéssiu	escapessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	escapa	escapi	escapem	escapeu	escapin
	negative (no)	—	no escapis	no escapi	no escapem	no escapeu	no escapin

Derived terms

• escap
• escapada
• escapament
• escapar-se d’una bona

Related terms

• capa

Further reading

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “escapar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
• “escapar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “escapar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “escapar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Anagrams

• acarpes, aparesc, caspera, escarpa, paresca

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese escapar, from Vulgar Latin *excappāre, a verb based on Late Latin cappa (“cloak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eskaˈpaɾ]

Verb

escapar (first-person singular present escapo, first-person singular preterite escapei, past participle escapado)

1. (intransitive) to escape; to get away; to get out

   Synonyms: fuxir, saír

   • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 13:

     Et os que ende poderõ escapar daquela queyma fugirõ cõ algũus dos seus navios, et escaparõ fogindo pelo mar.

     And the ones that could escape of said burning fled away with some of their ships, and got out fleeing by the sea

   • 1459, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 340:

     Gonçaluo Rodrigues d'Olueda deu querella do dito prouisor et de seus omes, que tragendo él en este dia ena sua sua viña de tras lo Castello seys omes arrendando e labrando sua viña que seyran a él do dito castello sete omes et que aderençaran a hun seu fillo, que á nome Pedro, et a hun seu criado que lle deran con asta tras lo pescoço et aos ditos labradores que deran hua ferrida ena testa con hua lança et a outro labrador que lle deran quatro feridas, de que entendía que non escaparía, et correran pos elles

     Gonzalo Rodríguez de Olveda gave a complaint of said provisor and his men; because bringing he that day, in his vineyard behind the castle, six hired men working his vineyard, that seven men exited said castle to them, and that they came near one of his sons, who has the name Pedro, and that they hit one of his servants in the back of the neck with the shaft; and to said workers, they gave one a wound in the head with a spear, and to other worker they gave four wounds, of which he thought he wouldn't get out, and they ran after them

Conjugation

    Conjugation of escapar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	escapar
Personal	escapar	escapares	escapar	escaparmos	escapardes	escaparen
Gerund
	escapando
Past participle
Masculine	escapado			escapados
Feminine	escapada			escapadas
Indicative
Present	escapo	escapas	escapa	escapamos	escapades	escapan
Imperfect	escapaba	escapabas	escapaba	escapabamos	escapabades	escapaban
Preterite	escapei	escapaches	escapou	escapamos	escapastes	escaparon
Pluperfect	escapara	escaparas	escapara	escaparamos	escaparades	escaparan
Future	escaparei	escaparás	escapará	escaparemos	escaparedes	escaparán
Conditional	escaparía	escaparías	escaparía	escapariamos	escapariades	escaparían
Subjunctive
Present	escape	escapes	escape	escapemos	escapedes	escapen
Imperfect	escapase	escapases	escapase	escapásemos	escapásedes	escapasen
Future	escapar	escapares	escapar	escaparmos	escapardes	escaparen
Imperative
Affirmative		escapa	escape	escapemos	escapade	escapen
Negative (non)		non escapes	non escape	non escapemos	non escapedes	non escapen

    Reintegrated conjugation of escapar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	escapar
Personal	escapar	escapares	escapar	escaparmos	escapardes	escaparem
Gerund
	escapando
Past participle
Masculine	escapado			escapados
Feminine	escapada			escapadas
Indicative
Present	escapo	escapas	escapa	escapamos	escapades, escapais	escapam
Imperfect	escapava	escapavas	escapava	escapávamos	escapávades, escapáveis, escapávais1	escapavam
Preterite	escapei	escapaste, escapache1	escapou	escapamos	escapastes	escapárom, escaparam
Pluperfect	escapara	escaparas	escapara	escapáramos	escapárades, escapáreis, escapárais1	escaparam
Future	escaparei	escaparás	escapará	escaparemos	escaparedes, escapareis	escaparám, escaparão
Conditional	escaparia	escaparias	escaparia	escaparíamos	escaparíades, escaparíeis, escaparíais1	escapariam
Subjunctive
Present	escape	escapes	escape	escapemos	escapedes, escapeis	escapem
Imperfect	escapasse	escapasses	escapasse	escapássemos	escapássedes, escapásseis	escapassem
Future	escapar	escapares	escapar	escaparmos	escapardes	escaparem
Imperative
Affirmative		escapa	escape	escapemos	escapade, escapai	escapem
Negative (nom)		nom escapes	nom escape	nom escapemos	nom escapedes, nom escapeis	nom escapem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “escapar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “escapar”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escapar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “escapar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escapar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “escapar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese escapar, from Vulgar Latin *excappāre, a verb based on Late Latin cappa (“cloak”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kaˈpa(ʁ)/ [is.kaˈpa(h)], /es.kaˈpa(ʁ)/ [es.kaˈpa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /is.kaˈpa(ʁ)/ [is.kaˈpa(h)], /es.kaˈpa(ʁ)/ [es.kaˈpa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /is.kaˈpa(ɾ)/, /es.kaˈpa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /iʃ.kaˈpa(ʁ)/ [iʃ.kaˈpa(χ)], /eʃ.kaˈpa(ʁ)/ [eʃ.kaˈpa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /is.kaˈpa(ɻ)/, /es.kaˈpa(ɻ)/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.kaˈpa(ʁ)/ [es.kaˈpa(h)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐˈpaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐˈpaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /(i)ʃ.kɐˈpa.ɾi/

• Audio (Portugal (Porto)):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: es‧ca‧par

Verb

escapar (first-person singular present escapo, first-person singular preterite escapei, past participle escapado)

1. (intransitive) to escape (get free)

   Synonyms: escapulir, fugir, vazar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of escapar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	escapar
Personal	escapar	escapares	escapar	escaparmos	escapardes	escaparem
Gerund
	escapando
Past participle
Masculine	escapado			escapados
Feminine	escapada			escapadas
Indicative
Present	escapo	escapas	escapa	escapamos	escapais	escapam
Imperfect	escapava	escapavas	escapava	escapávamos	escapáveis	escapavam
Preterite	escapei	escapaste	escapou	escapamos1, escapámos2	escapastes	escaparam
Pluperfect	escapara	escaparas	escapara	escapáramos	escapáreis	escaparam
Future	escaparei	escaparás	escapará	escaparemos	escapareis	escaparão
Conditional	escaparia	escaparias	escaparia	escaparíamos	escaparíeis	escapariam
Subjunctive
Present	escape	escapes	escape	escapemos	escapeis	escapem
Imperfect	escapasse	escapasses	escapasse	escapássemos	escapásseis	escapassem
Future	escapar	escapares	escapar	escaparmos	escapardes	escaparem
Imperative
Affirmative		escapa	escape	escapemos	escapai	escapem
Negative (não)		não escapes	não escape	não escapemos	não escapeis	não escapem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• capa
• escapada
• escapadela
• escapadiço
• escapamento
• escapatória
• escape
• escapo
• escapulida
• escapulir

Further reading

• “escapar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “escapar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “escapar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “escapar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “escapar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “escapar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish escapar, from Vulgar Latin *excappāre, from Late Latin cappa (“cloak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskaˈpaɾ/ [es.kaˈpaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: es‧ca‧par

Verb

escapar (first-person singular present escapo, first-person singular preterite escapé, past participle escapado)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to escape, get out
2. (intransitive, reflexive) to run away, get away, slip away, flee

   Synonym: huir

3. (reflexive) to sneak out, run off
4. (Canary Islands, intransitive) to manage; to get by

   Synonym: tirar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of escapar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			escapar
gerund			escapando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		escapado		escapada
		plural		escapados		escapadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	escapo	escapastú escapásvos	escapa	escapamos	escapáis	escapan
	imperfect	escapaba	escapabas	escapaba	escapábamos	escapabais	escapaban
	preterite	escapé	escapaste	escapó	escapamos	escapasteis	escaparon
	future	escaparé	escaparás	escapará	escaparemos	escaparéis	escaparán
	conditional	escaparía	escaparías	escaparía	escaparíamos	escaparíais	escaparían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	escape	escapestú escapésvos2	escape	escapemos	escapéis	escapen
	imperfect (ra)	escapara	escaparas	escapara	escapáramos	escaparais	escaparan
	imperfect (se)	escapase	escapases	escapase	escapásemos	escapaseis	escapasen
	future1	escapare	escapares	escapare	escapáremos	escapareis	escaparen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		escapatú escapávos	escape	escapemos	escapad	escapen
	negative		no escapes	no escape	no escapemos	no escapéis	no escapen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of escapar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive escapar	dative	escaparme	escaparte	escaparle, escaparse	escaparnos	escaparos	escaparles, escaparse
	accusative	escaparme	escaparte	escaparlo, escaparla, escaparse	escaparnos	escaparos	escaparlos, escaparlas, escaparse
with gerund escapando	dative	escapándome	escapándote	escapándole, escapándose	escapándonos	escapándoos	escapándoles, escapándose
	accusative	escapándome	escapándote	escapándolo, escapándola, escapándose	escapándonos	escapándoos	escapándolos, escapándolas, escapándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative escapa	dative	escápame	escápate	escápale	escápanos	not used	escápales
	accusative	escápame	escápate	escápalo, escápala	escápanos	not used	escápalos, escápalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative escapá	dative	escapame	escapate	escapale	escapanos	not used	escapales
	accusative	escapame	escapate	escapalo, escapala	escapanos	not used	escapalos, escapalas
with formal second-person singular imperative escape	dative	escápeme	not used	escápele, escápese	escápenos	not used	escápeles
	accusative	escápeme	not used	escápelo, escápela, escápese	escápenos	not used	escápelos, escápelas
with first-person plural imperative escapemos	dative	not used	escapémoste	escapémosle	escapémonos	escapémoos	escapémosles
	accusative	not used	escapémoste	escapémoslo, escapémosla	escapémonos	escapémoos	escapémoslos, escapémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative escapad	dative	escapadme	not used	escapadle	escapadnos	escapaos	escapadles
	accusative	escapadme	not used	escapadlo, escapadla	escapadnos	escapaos	escapadlos, escapadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative escapen	dative	escápenme	not used	escápenle	escápennos	not used	escápenles, escápense
	accusative	escápenme	not used	escápenlo, escápenla	escápennos	not used	escápenlos, escápenlas, escápense

Derived terms

• escaparse en una tabla

Related terms

• capa
• escapada
• escapatoria
• escape

Further reading

• “escapar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “escapar”, in Diccionario Básico de Canarismos [Basic Dictionary of Canarianisms] (in Spanish), Canarian Academy of the Language [Spanish: Academia Canaria de La Lengua], 2010