flee

🇺🇸 /fliː/ 🇬🇧 /fliː/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford5000CEFR-C1
verb
C1

to run away quickly because of fear or danger

When the fire alarm sounded, everyone had to flee the building immediately.

translation

v. to run away quickly because of fear or danger

Word Forms

3rd Present flees
Past fled
Perfect fled
Progressive fleeing