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逃げる、遁げる、迯げる にげる nigeru

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  1. Ichidan verbintransitive verb to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse); to take cover
  2. Ichidan verbintransitive verb to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away
  3. Ichidan verbintransitive verb to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)
  4. Ichidan verbintransitive verb to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
  5. Ichidan verbintransitive verb to fail to hold an ideal posture

Kanji in this word

escape, flee, shirk

Example sentences

彼は必死に逃げた。
kare ha hisshi ni nige ta 。
He ran for his life.
彼は悲鳴をあげて逃げて行った。
kare ha himei wo age te nige te ixtsu ta 。
He cried out and ran away.
彼は逃げる以外手だてがなかった。
kare ha nigeru igai tedate ga nakaxtsu ta 。
He had no other resource but to run away.
彼は逃げるよりほか仕方がなかった。
kare ha nigeru yori hoka shikata ga nakaxtsu ta 。
He had no choice but to run away.
彼は逃げるためにありとあらゆる手段を捜した。
kare ha nigeru tame ni ari to arayuru shudan wo sagashi ta 。
He looked for every possible means of escape.
彼は逃げるか逃げないかのうちにまた捕まった。
kare ha nigeru ka nige nai ka no uchi ni mata tsukamaxtsu ta 。
He had scarcely escaped when he was recaptured.

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