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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek ξεφεύγω (xepheúgō), from εξεφεύγω (exepheúgō), from Ancient Greek ἐκφεύγω (ekpheúgō). By surface analysis, ξε- (xe-) + φεύγω (févgo).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kseˈfe.vɣo/
- Hyphenation: ξε‧φεύ‧γω
Verb
ξεφεύγω • (xefévgo) (imperfect ξέφευγα, past ξέφυγα, passive —)
- to flee, to get away, to escape
- Synonyms: διαφεύγω (diafévgo), δραπετεύω (drapetévo)
- to get away (to slip from one's control)
- to stray, to veer (to wander, as from a direct course)
- to escape, to elude (to evade the observation or notice of; to not be seen or remembered by)
- Synonym: διαφεύγω (diafévgo)
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
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