The meaning of FLEE is to run away often from danger or evil : fly. How to use flee in a sentence.

FLEE definition: 1. to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear: 2. to quickly go to another…. Learn more.

Definition of flee verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you flee from something or someone, or flee a person or thing, you escape from them.

1. to run away from (a place, danger, etc); fly: to flee the country. 2. (intr) to run or move quickly; rush; speed: she fled to the door.

flee (flē), v., fled, flee•ing. v.i. to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight. to move swiftly; fly; speed. v.t. to run away from (a place, person, etc.).

3 days ago · (intransitive) To disappear quickly; to vanish; to fleet. Ethereal products flee once freely exposed to air.

We get the word flee from Old English fleon. When you flee, you get away as quickly as you can. You might even take flight to escape — usually from a dangerous place or situation. In a moment of panic …

FLEE definition: to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight. See examples of flee used in a sentence.

Many people fled the city to escape the fighting. He was forced to flee the country.