Translation
to flee
Word origin
From Latin fugere ('to flee'), alive in Italian fuggire and French fuir. English took the same root in fugitive, refuge and refugee, a person who has fled.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- fugere
- English cognates
- fugitive, refuge, refugee
Examples
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The man fled through the window.
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They fled from the country during the war.
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The bird fled when it saw the cat.
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