fled

[ fled ]
/ flɛd /
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verb

simple past tense and past participle of flee.

Words nearby fled

fleawort, flecainide acetate, fleck, flecker, flection, fled, fledermaus, die, fledge, fledged, fledgling, fledgy

Definition for fled (2 of 2)

flee
[ flee ]
/ fli /

verb (used without object), fled, flee·ing.

to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
to move swiftly; fly; speed.

verb (used with object), fled, flee·ing.

to run away from (a place, person, etc.).

Origin of flee

before 900; Middle English fleen, Old English flēon; cognate with Old High German flichan (German fliehen), Gothic thliuhan; compare Old English fleogan to fly1

OTHER WORDS FROM flee

out·flee, verb (used with object), out·fled, out·flee·ing. un·flee·ing, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH flee

flea flee

Words related to fled

fly, jump, depart, get, leave, vanish, desert, retreat, blow, elude, skedaddle, abscond, skip, avoid, scoot, evade, break, scamper, hotfoot, decamp

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British Dictionary definitions for fled (1 of 3)

fled
/ (flɛd) /

verb

the past tense and past participle of flee 1

British Dictionary definitions for fled (2 of 3)

flee 1
/ (fliː) /

verb flees, fleeing or fled

to run away from (a place, danger, etc); fly to flee the country
(intr) to run or move quickly; rush; speed she fled to the door

Derived forms of flee

fleer, noun

Word Origin for flee

Old English flēon; related to Old Frisian fliā, Old High German fliohan, Gothic thliuhan

British Dictionary definitions for fled (3 of 3)

flee 2
/ (fliː) /

verb

a Scot word for fly 1

noun

a Scot word for fly 2