Flees

//ˈfliːz// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of flee form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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take flightabscondabscondabsquatulateabsquatulateamscray

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"Many a person who flees temptation secretly hopes that it will catch up to him."

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