flee away

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• flee — v. a. == escape from. RG. 367 v. n. == flee away. RG. 380, 501; 3 pl. pret. ‘flodeden,’ == fled. Alys. 2441; part. ‘flen,’ == made to flee. RG. 258 …   Oldest English Words

• flee — I verb abandon, abscond, absent oneself, clear out, decamp, desert, disappear, effugere, escape, evacuate, evade, fly, fugam petere, hasten away, hide, make an escape, make off, play truant, remove oneself, retire, retreat, run, run away, run off …   Law dictionary

• Flee — (fl[=e]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fled} (fl[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fleeing}.] [OE. fleon, fleen, AS. fle[ o]n (imperf. fle[ a]h); akin to D. vlieden, OHG. & OS. fliohan, G. fliehen, Icel. fl[=y]ja (imperf. fl[=y][eth]i), Dan. flye, Sw. fly (imperf …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• flee — [flē] vi. fled, fleeing [ME fleen < OE fleon: see FLOW] 1. to run away or escape from danger, pursuit, unpleasantness, etc. 2. to pass away swiftly; vanish [night had fled] 3. to move rapidly; go swiftly vt. to run away or try to escape from;… …   English World dictionary

• flee — meaning ‘to run away, escape’ is most often used in its past tense fled. Flee has a somewhat literary or romantic flavour: • The fourteenth Dalai Lama…has lived in exile in the Indian Himalayas since 1959, when Khamba rebels persuaded him to flee …   Modern English usage

• flee — /flee/, v., fled, fleeing. v.i. 1. to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight. 2. to move swiftly; fly; speed. v.t. 3. to run away from (a place, person, etc.). [bef. 900; ME fleen, OE fleon; c. OHG flichan (G fliehen), Goth thliuhan;… …   Universalium

• flee — [v] run away to escape abscond, avoid, beat a hasty retreat*, blow*, bolt*, break, cut and run*, cut out*, decamp, depart, desert, elude, evade, fly, fly the coop*, get*, get away, get the hell out*, hotfoot*, jump, leave, make a getaway*, make… …   New thesaurus

• flee — ► VERB (flees, fleeing; past and past part. fled) ▪ run away. ORIGIN Old English …   English terms dictionary

• Flee the Seen — Infobox musical artist Name = Flee The Seen Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Kansas City, Missouri Genre = Post hardcore Punk Screamo Alternative rock Years active = 2003 ndash; Present Label =… …   Wikipedia

• flee — [c]/fli / (say flee) verb (fled, fleeing) –verb (i) 1. to run away, as from danger, pursuers, etc.; take flight. 2. to move swiftly; fly; speed. –verb (t) 3. to run away from (a place, person, etc.). {Middle English flee(n), Old English flēon} …  

• flee — verb (fled; fleeing) Etymology: Middle English flen, from Old English flēon; akin to Old High German fliohan to flee Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to run away often from danger or evil ; fly b. to hurry toward a place of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary