免れる
まぬがれる
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment)
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Ichidan verb
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from- to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert; to elude; to be exempted from
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 免れるまぬがれる | 免れますまぬがれます |
| Negative | 免れないまぬがれない | 免れませんまぬがれません |
| Past | 免れたまぬがれた | 免れましたまぬがれました |
| Past negative | 免れなかったまぬがれなかった | 免れませんでしたまぬがれませんでした |
| Te-form | 免れてまぬがれて |
|---|---|
| Potential | 免れられるまぬがれられる |
| Passive | 免れられるまぬがれられる |
| Causative | 免れさせるまぬがれさせる |
| Volitional | 免れようまぬがれよう |
| Imperative | 免れろまぬがれろ |
| Conditional (ば) | 免れればまぬがれれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 免れたらまぬがれたら |
Example sentences
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He narrowly escaped being killed.
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All human beings are mortal.
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He barely escaped death.
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He was absolved of all responsibility.
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He narrowly escaped the disaster.
More examples (10)
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None of the passengers escaped injury.
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He barely missed being killed in the accident.
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The suspect wanted to avoid being arrested.
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Again I was able to escape death.
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His conduct is open to grave objection.
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We are trying to keep the wolf from the door.
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We narrowly missed the accident.
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The robber escaped being punished.
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I escaped the accident by the skin of my teeth.
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The driver was so fortunate to escape death.