To flee is defined as to run away from someone or something to
get away from something unpleasant.(verb) When you run away from
a ghost, this is an example of a situation where you flee. See
flee in Webster's New World College Dictionary Origin: ME fleen
< OE fleon: see flow See flee in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb fled fled (flĕd), flee·ing, flees verb, intransitive
Origin: Middle English flen Origin: , from Old English flēon;
see pleu- in Indo-European roots. Learn more about flee