umaknuti

1. (+ dat.) to escape; to slip away; to get away
   Lopov je umakao policiji kroz dvorište. — The thief escaped the police through the courtyard.
   Uspela je da umakne sa sastanka ranije. — She managed to slip away from the meeting early.
2. (of a chance, detail; + dat.) to slip by; to escape
   Ta greška mi je potpuno umakla. — That mistake completely escaped me.
   Nismo hteli da nam umakne takva prilika. — We didn't want to let such a chance slip by.

The person or thing escaped from goes in the dative: umaknuti policiji, umaknuti pažnji.