What's the difference between escape and evade?

[Miller]

Test No. incompl/inter-4 "Easy Questions", question 5

They ......... from the fire unhurt.

(a) evaded
(b) escaped
(c) avoided
(d) abstained

Test No. incompl/inter-4 "Easy Questions", answer 5

They escaped from the fire unhurt.

Correct answer: (b) escaped

Your answer was: incorrect
They avoided from the fire unhurt.
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i think escape can make a good meaning, too

Miller

[Alan]

Well done!
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[Guest]

[Alan]

It means precisely what it says: that you have answered the question correctly.
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[Lacey]

correct sentence:
They escaped from the fire unhurt.

Correct answer: (b) escaped

Your answer was: incorrect
your sentence:
They evaded from the fire unhurt.

dear teacher
what's the difference between escape and evade?

[Watie]

The word evade is slightly formal than escape.

[Kitosdad]

To escape is to free yourself from some restriction. eg; a prison, or from being bound.

To evade is to manage to avoid being caught again by your pursuers, or by some means cheat the tax or customs. These are the two most common uses of evade, but it can be used in more complex sentences and other forms, evading, evasion, etc,.

Kitos.
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