flee
/fliː/
verb
- To run away from danger or a threat.
- The villagers had to flee the floodwaters.
- When the fire alarm sounded, everyone fled the building.
- The deer fled into the forest when it heard the hunters.
- To avoid or escape from a situation or person.
- Many people fled the war-torn country.
- She fled her hometown to start a new life.
- He fled the boring party as soon as he could.