flee

flee  (fl)

v. fled (fld), flee·ing, flees

v.intr.

1. To run away, as from trouble or danger: fled from the house into the night.

2. To pass swiftly away; vanish: "of time fleeing beneath him" William Faulkner.

v.tr.

To run away from: flee the scene of an accident.

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[Middle English flen, from Old English flon; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]

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fleer n.

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flee

Verb

[fleeing, fled]

1. to run away from (a place, danger, etc.)

2. to run or move quickly [Old English flēon]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

flee - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" take flight, fly break - make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing; "The ranks broke" stampede - run away in a stampede abscond, absquatulate, go off, make off, run off, decamp, bolt - run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe" elope, run off - run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas" escape, get away, break loose - run away from confinement; "The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison" fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escape - flee; take to one's heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" high-tail - retreat at full speed; "The actress high-tailed to her villa when reporters began to follow her to the restaurant" defect, desert - desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

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flee

verb run away, leave, escape, bolt, fly, avoid, split (slang) take off (informal) get away, vanish, depart, run off, shun, make off, abscond, decamp, take flight, hook it (slang) do a runner (slang) scarper Brit. (slang) slope off, cut and run (informal) make a run for it, beat a hasty retreat, turn tail, fly the coop U.S., Canad. (informal) make a quick exit, skedaddle (informal) make yourself scarce (informal) take a powder U.S., Canad. (slang) make your escape, make your getaway, take it on the lam U.S., Canad. (slang) take to your heels

Translations

flee [fliː] [pt, pp fled] [flɛd] vt → huir de, abandonar

vi → huir

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flee [fled , pt, pp ] [fliː, flɛd] vt → fuir, s'enfuir de

vi → fuir, s'enfuir

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flee [fliː] [fled , pt, pp ] vt → fliehen or flüchten vor +dat;

(country) → fliehen or flüchten aus

vi → fliehen, flüchten

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flee [pt fled, pp ] [fliː, flɛd] vt → fuggire da

vi → fuggire, scappare