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fliehen.

to flee; to escape

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfliː.ən/
  1. to flee; to escape

    class-2 · intransitive · strong
    Als die Polizei eintraf, war der Räuber bereits geflohen.
  2. to fly

    archaic · class-2 · intransitive · poetic · strong
    Die Vögel fliehen.
  3. to diverge

    class-2 · intransitive · strong
    Die Linien fliehen.
  4. to flee from (someone); to avoid

    class-2 · strong · transitive
    Ich fliehe diesen Kerl wie die Pest.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vliehen, from Old High German fliohan, from Proto-West Germanic *fleuhan, from Proto-Germanic *fleuhaną. Cognate with Dutch vlieden and English flee.

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