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TeacherJapan Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

From?

I wonder whether I should include “from” or not. When I look the word “escape” in the dictionary, escape has two usages; escape from something and escape something.

I’d like to go some distant place to escape (from) all the rules and routines.

  

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This is a tricky question with no good answer, I think. The word has many meanings, which is a big part of the problem. The intransitive verb can take "from".

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  • This is a tricky question with no good answer, I think.
  • The word has many meanings, which is a big part of the problem.
  • The intransitive verb can take "from".
  • The transitive verb does not.
  • The transitive verb is often more or less synonymous with "avoid".
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This is a tricky question with no good answer, I think. The word has many meanings, which is a big part of the problem. The intransitive verb can take "from". The transitive verb does not. The transitive verb is often more or less synonymous with "avoid".

You escape (avoid) punishment when you have escaped from (eluded) the police. You escape from (break free from) jail after they finall

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teacherJapanI’d like to go some distant place to escape (from) all the rules and routines.

You can write it with or without 'from'.

'from' is usually included when the escape is from a place of confinement.

escape from prison; escape from the palace; escape from a dungeon; (an animal) escape from the zoo; (in wartime) escape from China; ...

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