flee
[ flee ]
/ fli /
verb (used without object), fled, flee·ing.
verb (used with object), fled, flee·ing.
to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
Words nearby flee
fledermaus, die, fledge, fledged, fledgling, fledgy, flee, fleece, fleece-vine, fleeced, fleecie, fleecy
Origin of flee
before 900; Middle English fleen, Old English flēon; cognate with Old High German flichan (German fliehen), Gothic thliuhan; compare Old English fleogan to fly1
OTHER WORDS FROM flee
out·flee, verb (used with object), out·fled, out·flee·ing.un·flee·ing, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH flee
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British Dictionary definitions for flees (1 of 2)
flee1
/ (fliː) /
verb flees, fleeing or fled
to run away from (a place, danger, etc); flyto flee the country
(intr) to run or move quickly; rush; speedshe fled to the door
Derived forms of flee
fleer, nounWord Origin for flee
Old English flēon; related to Old Frisian fliā, Old High German fliohan, Gothic thliuhan
British Dictionary definitions for flees (2 of 2)
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