Definitions
Run away from danger, threat, or an unwanted place.
Word origin
From Middle English flen, from Old English flēon, from Proto-West Germanic *fleuhan, from Proto-Germanic *fleuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-, *plew- (“to fly, flow, run”).
Used in a sentence
“The prisoner tried to flee, but was caught by the guards.”
“The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bolde as a lyon.”
“As they turned into Hertford Street they startled a robin from the poet's head on a barren fountain, and he fled away with a cameo note.”
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01“Run away”4 letters
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