fled
[ fled ]
/ flɛd /
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.
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, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH flee
flea fleeExample sentences from the Web for fled
British Dictionary definitions for fled (1 of 3)
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, nounWord Origin for flee
Old English
flēon; related to Old Frisian
fliā, Old High German
fliohan, Gothic
thliuhan