flee
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- pronunciation:
- fli
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
flees, fleeing, fled |
| definition 1: |
When a person or animal flees, it means that they move away from some danger as fast as they can.
The mouse tried to flee when it saw the cat.The people in the park fled when the lightning began.- similar words:
- bolt, escape, fly, skip, split, vanish
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| definition 2: |
When you flee a place, you escape from it by leaving quickly. When you flee a dangerous situation, you run away from it.
The workers fled the burning building.- synonyms:
- escape
- similar words:
- avoid
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| related words: |
go, scatter, speed |
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