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flee
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- pronunciation:
- fli
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
flees, fleeing, fled |
| definition 1: |
to run away or escape.
The burglar fled when he heard the dog bark.- synonyms:
- run
- similar words:
- bolt, break, escape, fly, skip, split, vanish
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| definition 2: |
to escape from by leaving quickly; run away from.
Hundreds of people fled the country during the war.- similar words:
- avoid, dodge, elude, evade, shirk, shun
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| related words: |
forsake, go, quit, scatter, speed, withdraw |
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Are you looking for the word flea (a tiny insect)? Flee and flea sound alike but have different meanings.
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