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逃げ延びる (にげのびる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

逃にげ延のびる

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Meanings

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ichidan verb, intransitive verb

escape to safety; make a getaway

Emphasizes successfully fleeing and reaching a safe place, often after a pursuit or dangerous situation.

彼かれは敵てきの包ほう囲いから逃にげ延のびた。
He escaped from the enemy's encirclement to safety.
火か事じの中なかをどうにか逃にげ延のびることができた

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I managed to escape the fire and reach safety.

Written forms

逃にげ延のびるUsage36%
Standard kanji spelling.
逃にげのびるUsage61%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kana-mixed form; not a standard spelling.
にげのびるUsage3%

Kanji

逃escape, flee, shirk
延prolong, stretching

Similar words

逃にげる
逃げる is the general verb for 'to flee' or 'to escape', while 逃げ延びる specifically adds the nuance of successfully reaching safety after fleeing.

Etymology

Compound of 逃げ (stem of 逃げる 'to flee') + 延びる 'to extend, to stretch', literally 'to extend one's escape', implying a successful flight to safety.