Meaning flee
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flee


Old English fleon, flion "take flight, fly from, avoid, escape" (contracted class II strong verb; past tense fleah, past participle flogen), from Proto-Germanic *fleuhan "to run away&qu [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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flee


to run away.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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flee


to run away, usually because of danger
Source: eenglish.in

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flee


1. fly; 2. run away, escape fleemeth
Source: librarius.com

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Flee in the context of criminal law means when a person accused of a crime seeks to avoid apprehension by running away or hiding. The flight must be active, such as running or driving away.
Source: definitions.uslegal.com

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flee


(v) run away quickly
Source: beedictionary.com

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flee


, sb. a fly.
Source: ulsterscotsacademy.com

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(intransitive) To run away; to escape. (The prisoner tried to flee, but was caught by the guards.) *ro|a se evapora, (disp?rea) * Russian:''
Source: en.wiktionary.org





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