verb
flee
FLEE
verb
1
To run away from danger or a threatening situation.
"Thousands of residents fled the city before the storm hit."
"The suspect fled the scene before police arrived."
How to Use Flee
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo escape quickly from danger or trouble.
Common mistake
Past tense is "fled," not "fleed" or "flied."
Common pairings
flee the country
flee the scene
flee for safety
Word Forms
fled past tense, fleed past tense, flees singular
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Etymology
From Old English fleon, from a Proto-Germanic root meaning "to flee" — distantly related to "fly."