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Meanings of flee in English

Portuguese
fugir
Catalan
tocar el dos
Spanish
escapar

Leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation.

fugir
Synonyms
Examples for "escape"
Examples for "escape"
1
Last year his parents decided he should try to escape to Europe.
The Guardian
2
How can this visit help me answer the question I can't escape?
Mockingjay
3
Neither side will escape challenge: this research will impact on the vote.
The Guardian
4
They allow people to escape their reality and enter a new one.
The new yorker
5
Now he decided a different course of escape might be in order.
Dhampir
1
However, fly-tipping costs councils and therefore the taxpayer a lot of money.
BBC
2
The normal infant was able to fly early in its second year.
Last and First Men
3
Pilots love to fly and public sector workers love helping the public.
The Guardian
4
However, the political opposition in the province won't let this one fly.
The South African
5
OPINION:When you fly along the Mediterranean today, what do you see below?
The Irish Times
1
NK: Today we have not heard any reports of diseases break out.
Radio NZ
2
It began to break out in ugly blisters; I was in despair.
Vanished Arizona: Recollections of the Army Life by a New Englan...
3
Riots suddenly break out in Barcelona; they are instigated by the Jesuits.
The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation
4
Cisco does not break out financial results for the home networking business.
Reuters
5
Officers want to speak to anyone who saw the row break out.
The Irish Times
1
Common sense: I was supposed to run away, yell for help, etc.
The Sea of Monsters
2
Officials said he had run away from his family after an argument.
The Guardian
3
Tell her she should run away to sea and become a pirate.
Pegasus
4
You said you had no idea he was going to run away.
Lily of the Nile
5
She wanted to believe Race's beautiful vision-thatthey could run away together.
Cold springs
1
Barnes and Meldrum hope the Falcon Project will take flight next spring.
Reuters
2
Crystal Warren saw the remains of her space enthusiast brother-in-law take flight.
Reuters
3
Ellis watched the sparrows all take flight, flying south as one flock.
Hollow World
4
The flying machine shook as though it were about to take flight.
On a Torn-Away World; Or, the Captives of the Great Earthquake
5
I take flight to the library, and devote those hours to you.
The Caxtons: A Family Picture — Volume 12
Usage of flee in English
1
Heavy rains set off landslides and forced thousands to flee their homes.
The Irish Times
2
We are civilians, our sole power is to flee, Abdullahi Bile said.
Reuters
3
Bond funds would normally attract interest when people flee the stock market.
Reuters
4
She said she wanted to flee and join Choi in South Korea.
The Irish Times
5
Some believe IS fighters might flee to remote areas in the south.
BBC
6
Some have attempted to flee on migrant boats to Europe and Egypt.
The Guardian
7
Hundreds had to flee homes in northern England as the water rose.
Reuters
8
DeBrota said prosecutors were not concerned that Fogle would try to flee.
Reuters
9
Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes.
Radio NZ
10
Some troops left their weapons and vehicles behind to flee the militants.
The Irish Times
11
He'd seen her from behind earlier, had seen Gaborn flee with her.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
12
Frightening prey so that a large number flee into a greater destruction.
Mockingjay
13
Rohingya Muslims attempt to flee Myanmar every year during the non-monsoon season.
Radio NZ
14
No longer did he feel the need to flee his family's legacy.
Truths unveiled
15
However, because of his attempt to flee, additional charges had been added.
The South African
16
Xinhua said one family of three managed to flee before the landslide.
Radio NZ
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Flee through the time
Flee across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
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