flee

English

/fliː/

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To run away; to escape.
  • (transitive) To escape from.
  • (intransitive) To disappear quickly; to vanish.

Etymology

Inherited from Old English flēon inherited from Proto-Germanic *fleuhaną (flee) derived from Proto-Indo-European *plewk- (fly, fibres, hair, tuft, flow, run, be swift, flee, splash, flap with hands).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*plewk-

Gloss

fly, fibres, hair, tuft, flow, run, be swift, flee, splash, flap with hands

Concept
Semantic Field

Animals

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

髪

Emoji
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