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にげる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, intransitive)
1. 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. to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away
3. to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)
4. to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
5. to fail to hold an ideal posture
as 腰が〜 or 体が〜
Alt. forms
逃にげる
98%
にげる
1%
遁にげる
迯にげる
Pitch accent
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Conjugations...Used in: 434
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; discretion is the better part of valor; (lit.) fleeing is winning
the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
Examples (54 in total)
Why did you run away?
The cat ran away.
There is no escape from fate.
Fire! Run!
My dog ran away.
Did you see anyone run away?
Why did he run away?
He was desperate to escape.
You must not get away from reality.
I tried to escape.
I saw him run away.
It's no use trying to escape.
It was impossible to escape.
I ran away in a hurry.
My monkey ran away!
They fled in all possible directions.
Running away is shameful, but it's useful.
They fled in all directions.
I wonder how Tom escaped.
All the boys ran away.
The man ran away.
He managed to escape.
Why did father run away from mother?
Some boy is running away.
He had no choice but to run away.
He ran away at the sight of a policeman.
Sensing danger, he ran away.
A big animal ran away from the zoo.
She was puzzled, and she ran away from me.
He saw the police car and ran away.
He ran down the emergency stairs and escaped through the back door.
Nobody knows where he has escaped to.
The moment he saw us, he ran away.
When he saw me, he ran away.
A boy ran off with some money.
The small dog tried to get away.
I have no idea how he escaped.
You had better get away from here at once.
The moment he saw me he ran away.
He had no other resource but to run away.
When they are in danger, they run away.
As soon as he saw me, he ran away.
You're just running away from life's problems.
He took to drinking after his wife left him.
How he escaped still puzzles us.
The thief ran away at the sight of a detective.
He looked for every possible means of escape.
They disguised themselves as fishermen and escaped in a boat.
Those cowards ran away soon.
The thief outwitted the police and got away with his loot.
The thief snatched the woman's handbag and ran off.
The Japanese people, thinking only of running away in such times, are pathetic.
He saw the boy jump over the fence and run away.
When we saw the animal so near us, we ran away in terror.