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flee
1/ ڱː /
verb
to run away from (a place, danger, etc); fly
to flee the country
(intr) to run or move quickly; rush; speed
she fled to the door
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Other 51Թ Forms
- outflee verb (used with object)
- unfleeing adjective
- ˈڱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of flee1
Old English ڱŧDz ; related to Old Frisian ڱ , Old High German fliohan , Gothic thliuhan
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Example Sentences
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The men used a crowbar to break in, the indictment said, but fled before making off with anything.
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The volcano erupted multiple times in November, killing nine people and forcing thousands to flee.
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Brown fled the scene but was spotted by eyewitnesses and captured on CCTV.
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He then fled the scene using a route, which included a train tunnel, where there were few security cameras.
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A teenage suspect was arrested as he was fleeing the scene.
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What doesflee mean?
To flee is to run away or escape from a dangerous or otherwise negative situation.Much less commonly, flee can be used to mean to move at a fast pace. The past tense of flee is fled.Example: He was forced to flee his home as a result of the impending battle.
To flee is to run away or escape from a dangerous or otherwise negative situation.Much less commonly, flee can be used to mean to move at a fast pace. The past tense of flee is fled.Example: He was forced to flee his home as a result of the impending battle.
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