flee

verb
/ˈfliː/

To run away; to escape.

Example

“The prisoner tried to flee, but was caught by the guards.”

Other meanings

To escape from.
“Many people fled the country as war loomed.”
To disappear quickly; to vanish; to fleet.
“Ethereal products flee once freely exposed to air.”

Synonyms

fly
take flight

Example sentences

“Only those who were able to flee the city survived.”
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Word history

From Old English "flēon".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “flee” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.