No. 3,315 in Polish
uciekł
"Uciekł" means "escaped" in English.
In a sentence
Kot uciekł z domu.
The cat escaped from the house.
The word 'uciekł' in this sentence is used in its literal form, meaning 'escaped' or 'ran away', referring to the cat fleeing the house.
Czas uciekł zbyt szybko.
The time passed too quickly.
Here, 'uciekł' is used metaphorically to indicate that time has 'escaped' or moved fast, emphasizing the fleeting nature of time.
Chłopiec uciekł przed burzą.
The boy ran away from the storm.
In this sentence, 'uciekł' conveys a sense of physical movement of the boy avoiding impending danger, namely the storm.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “uciekł” in actual Polish podcasts.
Find “uciekł” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Polish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there.
Get the appPolish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).