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  • 11Flee — (fl[=e]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fled} (fl[e^]d); 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[=y]ja (imperf. fl[=y][eth]i), Dan. flye, Sw. fly (imperf …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 12flee — [ fli ] (past tense and past participle fled [ fled ] ) verb intransitive or transitive ** to escape from a dangerous situation or place very quickly: Earthquake victims have been forced to flee their homes. Police caught up with one of the gang …

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  • 13flee — [fli:] v past tense and past participle fled [fled] [I and T] written [: Old English; Origin: flean] to leave somewhere very quickly, in order to escape from danger ▪ His attackers turned and fled. ▪ Masaari spent six months in prison before… …

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  • 14flee — (v.) O.E. fleon take flight, fly from, avoid, escape (contracted class II strong verb; past tense fleah, pp. flogen), from P.Gmc. *thleukhanan (Cf. O.H.G. fliohan, O.N. flöja, O.Fris. flia, Du. vlieden, Ger. fliehen, Goth. þliuhan to flee ), of… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 15flee — /flee/, v., fled, fleeing. v.i. 1. to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight. 2. to move swiftly; fly; speed. v.t. 3. to run away from (a place, person, etc.). [bef. 900; ME fleen, OE fleon; c. OHG flichan (G fliehen), Goth thliuhan;… …

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  • 16flee — [flē] vi. fled, fleeing [ME fleen < OE fleon: see FLOW] 1. to run away or escape from danger, pursuit, unpleasantness, etc. 2. to pass away swiftly; vanish [night had fled] 3. to move rapidly; go swiftly vt. to run away or try to escape from;… …

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  • 17From Dusk till Dawn — Directed by Robert Rodriguez Produced by Gianni Nunnari Meir Teper …

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  • 18Flee the Seen — Infobox musical artist Name = Flee The Seen Img capt = Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias = Origin = Kansas City, Missouri Genre = Post hardcore Punk Screamo Alternative rock Years active = 2003 ndash; Present Label =… …

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  • 19flee — verb ADVERB ▪ abroad (esp. BrE), across the border, into exile ▪ Hundreds of refugees fled across the border to escape the fighting. ▪ north, south, etc …

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  • 20Flee — Infobox Album | Name = Flee Type = Album Artist = The Jeremy Spencer Band Released = 1979 Recorded = Genre = Rock Length = Label = Atlantic Records Producer = Jeremy Spencer and Michael Fogarty Last album = Jeremy Spencer and the Children (1972)… …

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