fled

CEFRB2

/ˈflɛd/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Ran away from danger or a place.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    simple past and past participle of flee

Examples

  • After our first attack, the enemy fled.

  • He fled lest he should be arrested.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • She burst into tears and fled.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

When the loud siren sounded, everyone quickly blank away from the burning building.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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