Meaning & use

flee

verb·Everyday

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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