Flee - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |fliː|  American pronunciation of the word flee
Brit.  |fliː|  British pronunciation of the word flee
irregular verb:  p.t. — fled  p.p. — fled

verb

- run away quickly (syn: fly)

Extra examples

The family fled from Nazi Germany to Britain in 1936.

He was accused of trying to flee the scene of the accident.

Many people fled the city to escape the fighting.

He was forced to flee the country.

All the animals fled from the fire.

The prisoners escaped by fleeing from their guards while they were on an outside work party.

In order to escape capture, he fled to the mountains.

Joy has fled away from my heart.

His attackers turned and fled.

Masaari spent six months in prison before fleeing the country.

Many German artists fled to America at the beginning of World War II.

The flooding forced hundreds of residents to flee their homes.

Finally, in desperation, he tried to flee the country.

...in its frenzy to flee the danger, the crowd became uncontrollable, and a number of people were trampled to death...

Witnesses reported seeing three people flee the scene.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: flee
he/she/it: flees
present participle: fleeing
past tense: fled
past participle: fled
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