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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Flee \Flee\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fled}; 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?ja (imperf. fl??i), Dan. flye, Sw fly (imperf. flydde), Goth. pliuhan (?) 84. Cf {Flight}.] To run away as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner; to hasten off -- usually with from This is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive. [He] cowardly fled, not having struck one stroke. --Shak. Flee fornication. --1 Cor. vi 18. So fled his enemies my warlike father. --Shak. Note: When great speed is to be indicated, we commonly use fly, not flee; as fly hence to France with the utmost speed. ``Whither shall I fly to 'scape their hands?'' --Shak. See {Fly}, v. i., 5. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: flee v : to run away: "He threw down his gun and fled." [syn: {fly}, {take flight}]
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