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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flee¹

vb flees, fleeing, fled

1. to run away from (a place, danger, etc.); fly to flee the country

2. (intr) to run or move quickly; rush; speed she fled to the door

[Old English flēon; related to Old Frisian fliā, Old High German fliohan, Gothic thliuhan]

fleer  n

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flee²

vb

a Scot word for fly¹

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a Scot word for fly²

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 He slammed the bedroom door behind him and fled.

Translations

flee [fliː] (fled (pt, pp))

A. VT → huir de
to flee the country → huir del país

B. VI → huir (from de) → darse a la fuga
they fled to the West/the mountains → huyeron hacia el oeste/las montañas

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flee [ˈfliː] [fled] [ˈflɛd] (pt, pp)

vt [+ persecution] → fuir, s'enfuir de
to flee the country → s'enfuir du pays

vi → fuir, s'enfuir
to flee to [+ another country] → s'enfuir en

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flee pret, ptp <fled>

vi → fliehen, flüchten (→ from vor +dat); to flee from temptation → der Versuchung entfliehen

vt town, country → fliehen or flüchten aus; temptation, danger → entfliehen (+dat)

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flee [fliː] (fled (pt, pp))

1. vt (town, country) → fuggire da, scappare da; (danger, enemy) → sfuggire a

2. vi to flee (from) → fuggire (da or davanti a)
to flee to sb/sth → correre da qn/verso qc
to flee to safety → mettersi in salvo

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flee [fliː] (fled (pt, pp))

1. vt (town, country) → fuggire da, scappare da; (danger, enemy) → sfuggire a

2. vi to flee (from) → fuggire (da or davanti a)
to flee to sb/sth → correre da qn/verso qc
to flee to safety → mettersi in salvo

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flee

v flee [fliː]

to run away (from danger) He fled the danger. vlug يَهْرُب، يَفِرُّ избягвам (от) uprchnout, uniknout (před) flygte fra; undslippe fra fliehen τρέπομαι σε φυγή, διαφεύγω huir pagema فرار کردن paeta fuir לִברוֹח भाग जाना bježati, pobjeći (el)merül melarikan diri dari flÿja fuggire 逃げる (위험 등을 피해) 도피하다 bėgti nuo bēgt; glābties bēgot melarikan diri ontvluchten flykte (fra) uciekać fugir a fugi (de) спасаться бегством ujsť, uniknúť pobegniti pobeći fly หนี kaçmak 逃離；逃脫 тікати بھاگ جانا chạy hoặc tránh xe, chạy thoát 逃离；逃脱

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flee → يَتْفَادى uprchnout flygte flüchten τρέπομαι σε φυγή darse a la fuga paeta fuir bježati scappare 逃げる 달아나다 vluchten flykte uciec fugir спасаться бегством fly หนี kaçmak chạy trốn 逃跑