(fled, fled into...) (written) to leave a person or place very quickly, especially because you are afraid of possible danger:
[V] a camp for refugees fleeing from the war * He fled to London after an argument with his family. * She burst into tears and fled. * [VN] He was caught trying to flee the country. * The driver had already fled the scene of the accident.
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