fugarse

/fuˈɣaɾse/

verb B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
me fugo
preterite (yo)
me fugué
past participle
fugado

Meaning

  1. to escape

    • Se fugó de casa.

      He ran away from home.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

escapar

fugarse specifically implies escaping from confinement or custody, like a prison escape; escapar is more general, "to escape" danger or a situation.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

escapar

escapar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to escape."

Practice

1 What does fugarse mean?

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