Flee
21flee — v. (D; intr.) to flee from; to * * * [fliː] to (D; intr.) to flee from …
22flee — [OE] Flee, like its close relatives German fliehe, Dutch vlieden, and Swedish and Danish fly, comes from a prehistoric Germanic *thleukhan, a word of unknown origin. In Old English, flee and fly had the same past tense and past participle (and… …
23flee — 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 …
24flee — [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} …
25flee — [OE] Flee, like its close relatives German fliehe, Dutch vlieden, and Swedish and Danish fly, comes from a prehistoric Germanic *thleukhan, a word of unknown origin. In Old English, flee and fly had the same past tense and past participle (and… …
26flee — 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… …
27flee — verb /fliː/ a) To run away; to escape. The prisoner tried to flee, but was caught by the guards. b) To escape from. Many people fled the country as war loomed. See Also …
28flee v — A father was reading Bible stories to his young son. He read, The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city. but his wife looked back and was turned to salt. His son asked, What happened to the flea? flue n …
29flée — tre·flée; …
30flee — [[t]fli[/t]] v. fled, flee•ing 1) to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight 2) to move or pass swiftly; fly; speed 3) to run away from • Etymology: bef. 900; ME; OE flēon; c. OS fliohan, OHG flichan …
