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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flee /fli/USA pronunciation v., fled/flɛd/USA pronunciation flee•ing. - to run away (from), as from danger or pursuers;
take flight (from);
escape: [no object]They fled by jumping on a boat.[~ + from + object]They fled from their home.[~ + to + object]tried to flee to a safe country.[~ + object]They fled the country.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flee (flē),USA pronunciation v., fled, flee•ing. v.i. - to run away, as from danger or pursuers;
take flight. - to move swiftly;
fly;
speed.
v.t. - to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
- bef. 900; Middle English fleen, Old English flēon; cognate with Old High German flichan (German fliehen), Gothic thliuhan; compare Old English fleogan to fly1
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged evade, escape, avoid, shun, elude.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flee /fliː/ vb (flees, fleeing, fled)- to run away from (a place, danger, etc); fly
- (intransitive) to run or move quickly; rush; speed
Etymology: Old English flēon; related to Old Frisian fliā, Old High German fliohan, Gothic thliuhanˈfleer n |