FLEE
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Flee (fl&ē;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fled (flĕd); p. pr. & vb. n. Fleeing.] [OE. fleon, fleen, AS. fleón (imperf. fleáh); akin to D. vlieden, OHG. & OS. fliohan, G. fliehen, Icel. fl&ymacr_;ja (imperf. fl&ymacr_;ði), Dan. flye, Sw. fly (imperf. flydde), Goth. þliuhan. √84. Cf. Flight.] To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner; to hasten off; -- usually with from. This is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive.
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[He] cowardly fled, not having struck one stroke.
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Flee fornication.
1 Cor. vi. 18.
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So fled his enemies my warlike father.
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&hand_; When great speed is to be indicated, we commonly use fly, not flee; as, fly hence to France with the utmost speed. “Whither shall I fly to 'scape their hands?” Shak. See Fly, v. i., 5.
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