flee
flee
/fliː/
to leave a person or place very quickly, especially because you are afraid of possible danger
She burst into tears and fled.
flee from somebody/something a camp for refugees fleeing from the war
flee to…/into… He fled to London after an argument with his family.
flee something He was caught trying to flee the country.
The driver had already fled the scene of the accident.
They turned and fled when they saw the gang approaching.
When the police arrived the burglars fled empty-handed.
She had to flee for her life when soldiers attacked her town.
The children fled in terror as the hay caught fire.
She dropped the phone and fled from the office.
The family managed to flee to safety.
They fled to Britain when the war started.
All my family fled across the border into Thailand.
He fled into exile and never returned.
Hundreds of people were forced to flee their homes.
Collocations
adverb
across the border
verb + flee
be forced to
have to
try to
preposition
from
into
to
phrases
flee empty-handed
flee for your life
flee like the wind
Word Origin
Old English flēon, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vlieden and German fliehen.
e.g.
While fleeing from the police, the man hid the gold somewhere in Hokkaido. 警察に追われたその男は 金塊を北海道のどこかへ隠した (/yupeco/『ゴールデンカムイ』1話)