to flee away
1flee — 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 …
2flee — 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 …
3Flee — (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 …
4flee — [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;… …
5flee — 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 …
6flee — /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;… …
7flee — [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… …
8flee — ► VERB (flees, fleeing; past and past part. fled) ▪ run away. ORIGIN Old English …
9Flee 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 =… …
10flee — [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} …