Flee /(flē)/

Flee

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Fled; p. pr. & vb. n. Fleeing

  1. To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner; to hasten off; -- usually with from. This is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive.
    [He] cowardly fled, not having struck one stroke.
    Flee fornication.
    — 1 Cor. vi. 18.
    So fled his enemies my warlike father.