fliehen

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German , from Old High German fliohan, from Proto-West Germanic *fleuhan, from Proto-Germanic *fleuhaną. Cognate with Dutch vlieden and English flee.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfliː.ən/
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Verb

fliehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present flieht, past tense floh, past participle geflohen, past subjunctive flöhe, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive, auxiliary sein) to flee; to escape
    Als die Polizei eintraf, war der Räuber bereits geflohen.
    When the police arrived, the robber had already fled.
  2. (intransitive, auxiliary sein) (archaic, poetic) to fly
    Die Vögel fliehen.
    The birds are flying (fleeing).
  3. (intransitive, auxiliary sein) to diverge
    Die Linien fliehen.
    The lines diverge.
  4. (transitive, auxiliary haben) (higher register) to flee from (someone); to avoid
    Ich fliehe diesen Kerl wie die Pest.
    I avoid that guy like the plague.

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