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fled

  [fled]
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–verb
pt. and pp. of flee.

flee

  [flee] verb, fled, flee⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
2. to move swiftly; fly; speed.
–verb (used with object)
3. to run away from (a place, person, etc.).
Origin:
bef. 900; ME fleen, OE flēon; c. OHG flichan (G fliehen), Goth thliuhan; cf. OE fleogan to fly 1

Synonyms:
3. evade, escape, avoid, shun, elude.
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fled   (flěd)   
v.  Past tense and past participle of flee.
flee   (flē)   
v.   fled (flěd), flee·ing, flees

v.   intr.
  1. To run away, as from trouble or danger: fled from the house into the night.
  2. To pass swiftly away; vanish: "of time fleeing beneath him" (William Faulkner).
v.   tr.
To run away from: flee the scene of an accident.

[Middle English flen, from Old English flēon; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.]
fle'er n.
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Fled

Fled\, imp. & p. p. of Flee.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : fled
Spanish: huir,
German: fliehen,
Japanese: 逃げる
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