kaçar

Kaçar is a Turkish verb meaning to escape, flee, or evade pursuit. It is used intransitively and can describe people or things that get away from danger or from another party. The form kaçar is the third-person singular present tense of kaçmak (to escape). For example: O binadan kaçar. That translates to "He escapes from the building." The verb can be used in other tenses through standard Turkish conjugation, such as kaçtı (escaped) or kaçacak (will escape).

Kaçar is also found as a Turkish surname. People bearing the surname Kaçar may be found in Turkey and among Turkish communities abroad. As a surname, it carries no separate meaning beyond its use as a family designation.

Etymology: The word is of Turkic origin and is related to the root meaning to escape or flee; it has cognates in other Turkic languages.

See also: kaçmak, kaçış.