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fleeflee /fli/ ●●○ verb (past tense and past participle fled /flɛd/) [intransitive, transitive] ETYMOLOGYfleeOrigin: Old English flean VERB TABLEflee |
Present | I, you, we, they | flee | | he, she, it | flees | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | fled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have fled | | he, she, it | has fled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had fled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will flee | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have fled |
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Present | I | am fleeing | | he, she, it | is fleeing | | you, we, they | are fleeing | Past | I, he, she, it | was fleeing | | you, we, they | were fleeing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been fleeing | | he, she, it | has been fleeing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been fleeing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be fleeing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been fleeing |
► flee the country The president was forced to flee the country after the revolution. THESAURUSget away► escapea)to get away from a place or situation where you are in danger, or when someone is trying to stop you: The girl climbed through a window to escape the fire.b)to get away from a boring or unpleasant situation: They went to the mountains to escape the summer heat. ► get away to escape from someone who is chasing or holding you: The police ran after him, but he got away. ► flee formal to leave somewhere very quickly in order to escape from a dangerous situation: The refugees were forced to flee their country. ► run away/run off to escape from someone by running: The old man yelled at the kids and they ran away. ► get out to escape from a place: I was locked in the room and couldn’t get out. ► break out to escape from prison: Several inmates have broken out of the state penitentiary. ► break free/break away to escape from someone who is trying to hold you: She broke free and started running. ► abscond formal to leave a place secretly and without permission, especially after stealing something: Two employees allegedly absconded with the money. to leave somewhere very quickly, in order to escape from danger: When they saw the police car, his attackers turned and fled.flee from/to/into Thousands of people have fled from the area. The president was forced to flee the country after the revolution.► see thesaurus at escape1 [Origin: Old English flean] |