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flee

/ˈfliː/verb1 syllable

Flee means: run away quickly.

Synonyms for flee17

verb, as in run away quickly

fly, take flight

also used for flee

run for it, abscond, absquatulate, amscray, beat a retreat, beat it, beat feet, blow this popsicle stand, bolt, book it, dine and dash, do a bunk, do a flit, do a moonlight flit, do a runner

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What does flee mean?1

verb

1

run away quickly“He threw down his gun and fled”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with flee?60

three syllables

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All 60 rhymes for flee, grouped by syllable

Flee in a sentence

  • Flee ever so fast, you cannot flee your fortune.DylanTonic
  • Where will we flee, which country will take us in?anzart
  • Some flee in one direction, others in another.carlosalberto
  • Learn that of foreigners, but don't flee your own.marko
  • Since you come from it, you cannot flee its rules.anzart
  • Darkness flees from light, and lies flee from the truth.carlosalberto
  • If you flee this battle, you will lose some gold.sabretou
  • Kalman was forced to flee the campsite, abandoning his supplies.Amastan

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Forms of flee

as a verb

past tense
fled
past participle
fled
present participle
fleeing
third-person singular
flees