Flee

Pronunciation: /fli/

Definitions of flee

verb to run away quickly from a dangerous or unpleasant situation

Example Sentences

A1 The cat fled from the loud noise.

A2 She fled the country to escape persecution.

B1 During the war, many civilians fled their homes in search of safety.

B2 The criminal fled the scene before the police arrived.

C1 The protesters fled when the authorities began using force.

C2 The spy managed to flee the country undetected.

Examples of flee in a Sentence

formal The villagers had to flee their homes due to the impending volcanic eruption.

informal We need to flee this party before it gets too boring.

slang Let's bounce and flee this scene, it's getting too crowded.

figurative When faced with difficult emotions, some people tend to flee into distractions like excessive work or substance abuse.

Grammatical Forms of flee

• past tense: fled
• plural: flee
• comparative: fleer
• superlative: fleeest
• present tense: flees
• future tense: will flee
• perfect tense: have fled
• continuous tense: is fleeing
• singular: flees
• positive degree: flee
• infinitive: to flee
• gerund: fleeing
• participle: fleeing

Origin and Evolution of flee

First Known Use: 0825 year

Language of Origin: Old English

Story behind the word: The word 'flee' originated from the Old English word 'fleon' which means to run away or escape.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'flee' has retained its core meaning of running away or escaping, but has also come to be used in a figurative sense to describe avoiding or evading something.