flee

Universal Words verb (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. compareFLYv.(12)