fled

UK: /ˈflɛd/ US: (fled)

From the verb flee: (⇒ conjugate)

fled is: ⓘ

v past

v past p

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fled  (fled), v. 

1. pt. and pp. of flee. 

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fled / flɛd/ verb

1. the past tense and past participle of flee1

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flee /fli/   v., fled/flɛd/  flee•ing. 

1. to run away (from), as from danger or pursuers;
   take flight (from);
   escape: [no object]
   They fled by jumping on a boat.
   [~ + from + object]
   They fled from their home.
   [~ + to + object]
   tried to flee to a safe country.
   [~ + object]
   They fled the country.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

flee  (flē), v., fled, flee•ing. 
v.i. 

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

v.t. 

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

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

Synonyms

• 3. evade, escape, avoid, shun, elude.

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flee / fliː/ verb (flees, fleeing, fled)

1. to run away from (a place, danger, etc); fly
2. (intransitive) to run or move quickly; rush; speed

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

ˈfleer noun

flee / fliː/ verb

1. a Scots word for fly1

noun