Meaning & use
flee
To run away quickly from a place or situation, usually to escape danger.
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Residents were forced to flee their homes as the floodwaters continued to rise.
The startled deer fled into the forest the moment it heard the branch snap.
A note on using this word
Flee is irregular: its past tense is 'fled,' not 'fleed,' and it is usually followed directly by a place, not 'from.'
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