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flee
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- pronunciation:
- fli
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
flees, fleeing, fled |
| definition: |
to escape by moving rapidly away; run away.
When the alarm went off, the burglar fled.They fled for their lives when they heard the shooting.- synonyms:
- run
- similar words:
- abscond, bolt, break, clear out, escape, fly, fly the coop, hightail it, scram, skedaddle, skip, split, vanish
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| related words: |
desert, go, scatter, speed, withdraw |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to escape from by moving rapidly away; run away from.
They will flee the country if there is a revolution.The occupants fled the burning building.- synonyms:
- escape
- similar words:
- avoid, dodge, elude, evade, shirk, shun
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| related words: |
break, forsake, quit, slip |
adverb + (v.)flee
reportedly
(v.)flee
+ adverb
abroad, eastward, northward, shortly, southward, westward
(v.)flee
+ noun
arrest,
border,
chaos,
country,
countryside,
drove,
exile,
famine,
fear,
fighting,
foot,
hardship,
herd,
home,
homeland,
hometown,
horror,
jungle,
mainland,
massacre,
oppression,
panic,
persecution,
predator,
refuge,
regime,
robbery,
safety,
sanctuary,
scene,
shelter,
suburb,
terror,
turmoil,
village
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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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