flee
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flee
vanish; evade, escape, avoid, shun, elude; to run away from: If they are not watched carefully they will flee.
Not to be confused with:
flea – any of numerous small, wingless bloodsucking parasitic insects that prey on mammals and birds
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flee
(flē)v. fled (flĕd), 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.
fle′er n.
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flee
(fliː)vb, flees, fleeing or 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]
ˈfleer n
flee
(fliː)vb
a Scot word for fly1
n
(Animals) a Scot word for fly2
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flee
(fli)v. fled, flee•ing. v.i.
1. to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
2. to move or pass swiftly; fly; speed.
v.t. 3. to run away from.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English flēon; c. Old Saxon fliohan, Old High German flichan]
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flee
Past participle: fled
Gerund: fleeing
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flee
Past participle: flew
Gerund: fleein
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| Verb | 1. | flee - run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" 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" |
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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.
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flee
verbTo break loose and leave suddenly, as from confinement or from a difficult or threatening situation:
Informal: skip (out).
Slang: lam.
Regional: absquatulate.
Idioms: blow the coop, cut and run, give someone the slip, make a getaway, take flight, take it on the lam.
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Translations
هربيَهْرُبيَهْرُب، يَفِرُّ
uprchnoututéctuniknout
flygteflygte fraundslippe fra
paetakarata
bježati
elmerül
flýjaflÿja
逃げる
달아나다
bėgti nuo
bēgtglābties bēgot
pobegniti
fly
หนี
chạy trốn
flee
[fliː] (fled (pt, pp))B. VI → huir (from de) → darse a la fuga
they fled to the West/the mountains → huyeron hacia el oeste/las montañas
they fled to the West/the mountains → huyeron hacia el oeste/las montañas
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
flee
[ˈfliː] [fled] [ˈflɛd] (pt, pp)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
flee
pret, ptp <fled>vt town, country → fliehen or flüchten aus; temptation, danger → entfliehen (+dat)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
flee
[fliː] (fled (pt, pp))1. vt (town, country) → fuggire da, scappare da; (danger, enemy) → sfuggire a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
flee
(fliː) verb – past tense, past participle fled (fled) – to run away (from danger). He fled the danger.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
flee
→ يَهْرُب 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009