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Definitions for Flee

[1] to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
[2] to move swiftly; fly; speed.
[3] to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
[4] to run away from (a place, danger, etc); fly to flee the country
[5] (intr) to run or move quickly; rush; speed she fled to the door
[6] a Scot word for fly 1
[7] a Scot word for fly 2

Words related to Flee

fly, jump, depart, get, leave, vanish, desert, retreat, blow, elude, skedaddle, abscond, skip, avoid, scoot, evade, break, scamper, hotfoot, decamp

Words nearby Flee

fledermaus, die, fledge, fledged, fledgling, fledgy, flee, fleece, fleece-vine, fleeced, fleecie, fleecy

Origin of Flee

before 900; Middle English fleen, Old English flēon; cognate with Old High German flichan (German fliehen ), Gothic thliuhan; compare Old English fleogan to fly1

Words that may be confused with Flee

flea, flee

Other words from Flee

out·flee , verb (used with object), out·fled, out·flee·ing.
un·flee·ing , adjective

Word origin for Flee

Old English flēon ; related to Old Frisian fliā , Old High German fliohan , Gothic thliuhan

Synonyms for Flee

depart, desert, fly, get, jump, leave, retreat, take off, vanish, abscond, avoid, blow, bolt, break, decamp, elude, evade, hotfoot, scamper, scoot, scram, skedaddle, skip, split, vamoose, beat a hasty retreat, cut and run, cut out, fly the coop, get away, get the hell out, make a getaway, make off, make one's escape, make oneself scarce, make quick exit, make tracks, step on it, step on the gas, take a hike, take flight