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flee

/fliː/

/fli/

Translations

fleeverb

fled

Past Simple

fled

Past Participle

fleeing

Gerund

/fliː/

/fli/

The villagers had to flee their homes due to the approaching storm.

Les villageois ont dû fuir leurs maisons à cause de la tempête qui approchait.

Additional translations

s'enfuirSurtout pour marquer l’idée de s’échapper rapidement d’un lieu ou d’une personne.

Synonyms

break away

take flight

run away

Antonyms

fleeverb

To run away from a place or situation of danger.

The villagers had to flee their homes due to the approaching storm.

To escape from a person or thing.

The suspect managed to flee the scene before the police arrived.

(figurative) To pass swiftly or disappear quickly.

Hours fled as they talked by the fireside.