flee — to run away from a place or situation of danger
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to run away from a place or situation of danger
Pronunciation (IPA): /fliː/
Example Sentences
- The cat decided to flee when it saw the vacuum cleaner approaching.
- Many refugees had to flee their homeland due to the war.
- He tried to flee from his responsibilities, but they always caught up with him.
flee
VERB[/fliː/]
to run away from a place or situation of danger
to run away from a place or situation of danger
Flee to the tree, and you'll be free!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'fleon' meaning 'to fly or run away,' derived from Proto-Germanic '*fleuhaną,' related to the concept of swift movement away from danger.
Breakdown
flee (Old English 'fleon') = a single morpheme with no productive affixes in modern English, though historically related to 'flight' (flee + -t, an older nominalization suffix)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The cat decided to flee when it saw the vacuum cleaner approaching.”
“Many refugees had to flee their homeland due to the war.”
“He tried to flee from his responsibilities, but they always caught up with him.”
“The students decided to flee the boring lecture and grab some coffee instead.”
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