flee
/fliː/verb
उच्चारण फ़्ली
भागना, पलायन करना, भाग खड़ा होना
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to leave a person or place very quickly, especially because you are afraid of possible danger
भागना, पलायन करना, भाग खड़ा होना
- Thousands fled the city when the riots began.
- The thief fled when he saw the police.
- Residents fled their homes as the flood waters rose.
+ 2 more examples
- The thieves fled in a stolen car.
- Birds fled the forest when the fire spread.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
flee + from + danger / flee + place
Use flee with the place or danger left behind, with or without from.
पीछे छोड़े गए स्थान या खतरे के साथ 'flee' आता है, 'from' हो भी सकता है, नहीं भी।
- Many families fled the flood.
- The thief fled from the police.
flee to + place
Use to for the place of safety reached.
जिस सुरक्षित स्थान पर पहुँचा जाए, उसके लिए 'to' आता है।
- The villagers fled to the hills.
- The refugees fled to a neighbouring country.
flee (past tense: fled)
The past and past participle of flee is fled, not fleed.
Flee का past और past participle 'fled' है, 'fleed' नहीं।
- The crowd fled when the fire broke out.
flee with + noun
Use with when someone escapes carrying something.
जब कोई कुछ लेकर भागे, तब 'with' आता है।
- The cashier fled with the cash.
flee vs flea
A flea is a small biting insect; flee is the verb of running away.
'Flea' एक छोटा काटने वाला कीड़ा है; 'flee' भागने की क्रिया है।
- The dog had a flea; the owner fled the scene.
+Collocations 4
flee + noun
the countrythe scenethe citydangerpersecution
- Many fled persecution in their homeland.
flee + adverb
in panicin terrorquicklyat onceon foot
- The villagers fled in panic.
flee + from
from the policefrom dangerfrom warfrom homefrom the flood
- He fled from the collapsing building.
flee + to
to safetyto the hillsabroadto the cityto Nepal
- They fled to safety before the storm.
“More examples 5
- Thousands of people fled the earthquake zone.
हज़ारों लोग भूकंप-प्रभावित क्षेत्र से भाग गए।
- The robber fled on a motorbike.
लुटेरा मोटरसाइकिल पर भाग गया।
- The deer fled into the forest when the lion roared.
शेर के दहाड़ते ही हिरण जंगल में भाग गए।
- Radhika fled from the rain into a tea shop.
राधिका बारिश से बचने के लिए चाय की दुकान में भाग गई।
- The king had fled before the army arrived.
सेना के आने से पहले ही राजा भाग चुका था।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The thief fleed when the police came.
✓ The thief fled when the police came.
The past form of flee is fled.
Flee का past रूप 'fled' है।
✗ The boy fled away from the dog.
✓ The boy fled from the dog.
Flee already means run away, so away is not needed.
'Flee' का अर्थ भागना ही है, इसलिए 'away' नहीं लगता।
✗ The people fled to the flood.
✓ The people fled from the flood.
People flee from danger and to safety.
खतरे से भागने के लिए 'from' और सुरक्षित स्थान के लिए 'to' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Flee, escape and run away all mean getting out, but they differ in what is stressed.
तीनों का अर्थ निकल भागना है, पर बल अलग चीज़ पर है।
To get free from a place, person or danger.
किसी स्थान, व्यक्ति या खतरे से मुक्त होना।
- The prisoner escaped.
run away
A common phrase for leaving a place, often secretly.
स्थान छोड़ने के लिए सामान्य phrase, प्रायः चुपके से।
- He ran away from home.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
flee or flea?
Flee (verb, with double e) means to run away; its past is fled. Flea (noun, with -ea) is a small jumping insect that lives on dogs and cats; a flea market is a market for cheap second-hand goods. Both are pronounced /fliː/.
Flee (verb, दो e के साथ) का अर्थ 'भाग जाना' है; इसका past fled है। Flea (noun, -ea के साथ) कुत्तों और बिल्लियों पर रहने वाला छोटा उछलने वाला कीड़ा है; flea market सस्ती पुरानी चीज़ों का बाज़ार है। दोनों की pronunciation /fliː/ है।
Homophone: flee and flea.
Flee और flea homophones हैं, यानी दोनों का उच्चारण एक जैसा है पर अर्थ अलग हैं। Flee (verb) का अर्थ है भाग जाना, और flea (noun) का अर्थ है पिस्सू।
Keep apart flee (run away), fly (move through the air) and flow (move like water).
Flee (भागना), fly (हवा में उड़ना) और flow (पानी की तरह बहना) को अलग रखिए।
§Grammar and usage
Flee, fled, fled (not 'fleed' or 'flew', which is the past of fly).
Irregular verb बहुत पूछा जाता है: flee, fled, fled ('fleed' या 'flew' नहीं, जो fly का past है)।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
To run away secretly, especially to avoid arrest, is to abscond; a person who has fled from justice is a fugitive.
गिरफ़्तारी से बचने के लिए चुपके से भागना abscond; न्याय से भागा व्यक्ति fugitive।