flee 
/ˈfli:/ verb
flees; fled /ˈfli:/ verb /ˈflɛd/; flee·ing 1 [no obj] : to run away from danger
▪ They fled for their lives. [=they fled to save their lives] ▪ The family fled from Nazi Germany to Britain in 1936. 2 [+ obj] : to run away from (a place)
▪ He was accused of trying to flee the scene of the accident. ▪ Many people fled the city to escape the fighting. ▪ He was forced to flee the country.
▪ They fled for their lives. [=they fled to save their lives] ▪ The family fled from Nazi Germany to Britain in 1936.
▪ He was accused of trying to flee the scene of the accident. ▪ Many people fled the city to escape the fighting. ▪ He was forced to flee the country.
