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When we fled from the oppressions of kings and parliaments in Europe, to found this great Republic in America, we brought with us the laws and the liberties, which formed a part of our heritage as Britons.
Caleb Cushing

Meaning of "fled" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FLED

fled  [flɛd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fled is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb fled in English.

WHAT DOES FLED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fled

Fled is a 1996 action film directed by Kevin Hooks. It stars Laurence Fishburne and Stephen Baldwin as two prisoners chained together who flee during an escape attempt gone bad. The premise is loosely similar to the 1958 film The Defiant Ones.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLED

PRESENT

Present
I flee
you flee
he/she/it flees
we flee
you flee
they flee
Present continuous
I am fleeing
you are fleeing
he/she/it is fleeing
we are fleeing
you are fleeing
they are fleeing
Present perfect
I have fled
you have fled
he/she/it has fled
we have fled
you have fled
they have fled
Present perfect continuous
I have been fleeing
you have been fleeing
he/she/it has been fleeing
we have been fleeing
you have been fleeing
they have been fleeing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I fled
you fled
he/she/it fled
we fled
you fled
they fled
Past continuous
I was fleeing
you were fleeing
he/she/it was fleeing
we were fleeing
you were fleeing
they were fleeing
Past perfect
I had fled
you had fled
he/she/it had fled
we had fled
you had fled
they had fled
Past perfect continuous
I had been fleeing
you had been fleeing
he/she/it had been fleeing
we had been fleeing
you had been fleeing
they had been fleeing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will flee
you will flee
he/she/it will flee
we will flee
you will flee
they will flee
Future continuous
I will be fleeing
you will be fleeing
he/she/it will be fleeing
we will be fleeing
you will be fleeing
they will be fleeing
Future perfect
I will have fled
you will have fled
he/she/it will have fled
we will have fled
you will have fled
they will have fled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been fleeing
you will have been fleeing
he/she/it will have been fleeing
we will have been fleeing
you will have been fleeing
they will have been fleeing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would fled
you would fled
he/she/it would fled
we would fled
you would fled
they would fled
Conditional continuous
I would be fleeing
you would be fleeing
he/she/it would be fleeing
we would be fleeing
you would be fleeing
they would be fleeing
Conditional perfect
I would have fled
you would have fled
he/she/it would have fled
we would have fled
you would have fled
they would have fled
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been fleeing
you would have been fleeing
he/she/it would have been fleeing
we would have been fleeing
you would have been fleeing
they would have been fleeing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you flee
we let´s flee
you flee
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to flee
Past participle
fled
Present Participle
fleeing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLED


delead
diːˈlɛd
dogsled
ˈdɒɡˌslɛd
gled
ɡlɛd
led
lɛd
market-led
ˌmɑːkɪtˈlɛd
naled
ˈneɪlɛd
pearl-handled
ˌpɜːlˈhændlɛd
pled
plɛd
sled
slɛd
unlead
ʌnˈlɛd
unled
ʌnˈlɛd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLED

fleasome
fleawort
fleck
flecked
Flecker
fleckless
flecky
flection
flectional
flectionless
fledge
fledged
fledgeling
fledgier
fledgiest
fledgling
fledgy
flee
fleece
fleece-lined

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLED

air-cooled
called
cancelled
controlled
coupled
detailed
disabled
entitled
failed
filled
handled
installed
rolled
ruled
scheduled
sealed
skilled
so-called
titled
untitled

Synonyms and antonyms of fled in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fled» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLED

Find out the translation of fled to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fled from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fled» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

逃离
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

huido
570 millions of speakers

English

fled
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भाग गए
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бежал
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fugiu
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পালিয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fuite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melarikan diri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

floh
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

逃げた
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도망
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mlayu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chạy trốn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தப்பி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पळून गेले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaçtı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fuggito
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uciekł
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

втік
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a fugit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τράπηκαν σε φυγή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gevlug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fled
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flyktet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fled

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLED»

The term «fled» is very widely used and occupies the 20.412 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «fled» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «fled» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fled

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10 QUOTES WITH «FLED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word fled.
1
Sherman Alexie
I felt so conflicted about having fled the rez as a kid that I created a whole literary career that left me there.
2
Carl Bernstein
John Paul was the first modern pope to grow up in a secular culture: He attended public schools, danced with girls - indeed, as a teenager he had a crush on a beautiful Jewish girl who fled his hometown just ahead of the arrival of the Germans.
3
Emanuel Celler
My grandfather, in 1848, had fled from Germany to find political freedom in the United States.
4
Carlo Collodi
Fancy the happiness of Pinocchio on finding himself free! Without saying yes or no, he fled from the city and set out on the road that was to take him back to the house of the lovely Fairy.
5
Christopher Columbus
After having dispatched a meal, I went ashore, and found no habitation save a single house, and that without an occupant; we had no doubt that the people had fled in terror at our approach, as the house was completely furnished.
6
Ted Cruz
I think it's an enormous blessing to be the child of an immigrant who fled oppression, because you realize how fragile liberty is and how easily it can be taken away.
7
Caleb Cushing
When we fled from the oppressions of kings and parliaments in Europe, to found this great Republic in America, we brought with us the laws and the liberties, which formed a part of our heritage as Britons.
8
Alvar N. C. de Vaca
Two days after moving we recommended ourselves to God, Our Lord, and fled, hoping that, although it was late in the season and the fruits of the tunas were giving out, by remaining in the field we might still get over a good portion of the land.
9
Jan Egeland
We are also assisting the refugees who have fled across the border to Chad. As many of them have been subject to attacks by militia crossing from Sudan, UNHCR is mounting a major logistical operation to establish camps and transfer refugees away from the border zone.
10
Black Elk
I looked about me once again, and suddenly the dancing horses without number changed into animals of every kind and into all the fowls that are, and these fled back to the four quarters of the world from whence the horses came, and vanished.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLED»

Discover the use of fled in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fled and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
All Shadows Fled: The Shadow of the Avatar
The Shadow Spreads The Time of Troubles had almost passed.
Ed Greenwood, 2011
2
"They Shot at Us as We Fled": Government Attacks on ...
Recommendations -- Methodology -- Background to February attacks -- Attacks on civilians by government and militia, February 2008 -- Violations of international humanitarian law -- International responses to the February attacks.
‎2008
3
Great Escape
Traces the early twentieth century journey of nine prominent men from Budapest who fled fascism to seek sanctuary in America, where they made pivotal contributions to science, film, and photojournalism.
Kati Marton, 2007
4
Nazis on the Run: How Hitler's Henchmen Fled Justice
This is the fascinating story of how Nazi war criminals escaped from justice at the end of the Second World War by fleeing through the Tyrolean Alps to Italian seaports, and the role played by the Red Cross, the Vatican, and the Secret ...
Gerald Steinacher, 2011
5
Beauty in Exile: The Artists, Models, and Nobility who Fled ...
"Capturing the atmosphere of the period with more than 800 black-and-white illustrations, Beauty in Exile offers page after page of never-before-published archival photographs, stylishly illustrated advertisements for the new Russian ...
Aleksandr Vasilʹev, 2000
6
To Darkness Fled
Achan, Vrell, and the Kingsguard Knights have fled into Darkness to escape the wrath of the former prince.
Jill Williamson, 2010
7
Fled to Mexico: If No One Knows They Were There Then it ...
Posing as recreational birders, a group of former U.S. Special Forces enter Mexico to capture and extricate six Mexican fugitives who murdered six innocent citizens in Santa Barbara then fled to Mexico with impunity, untouchable ...until ...
Stephen M. Ringler, 2012
8
I FLED
Don Barnett. I FLED I FLED Fifty-Nine Years of Reflection: A Lesson on How.
Don Barnett, 2014
9
The Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old ...
d, and fled. 22. and the host fled to Beth-shittah 8: 12. And wAen Zebah and Zalmunna/fed, 9:21. and Jotham ran away, and fled, 40. and he fled before him, 51. and thither fltd all the men and women, 20:32. Let us flee, and draw them from 45.
George V. Wigram, 1890
10
Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-
PSH Fled Bricrenn ('Bricriu's Feast') is one of the longer and most entertaining of the early Irish ULSTER CYCLE of tales and, ... For general discussions of Fled Bricrenn's significance within the corpus, see IRISH LITERATURE [i] §5; ULSTER  ...
John T. Koch, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fled is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Paedophile Jewish scholar who fled to Israel after sickening …
A paedophile Jewish scholar who fled to Israel after his crimes were exposed has been jailed for over 13 years. Todros Grynhaus was branded ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Boredom, anxiety weigh on Saskatchewan evacuees who fled
The family is among the more than 13,000 people who have fled as wildfires sweep across great swaths of northern forest. Massive fires ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
3
Police: Man who crashed truck, fled police sought
BELLEVUE, Neb. (KMTV) – Bellevue police are still looking for a man they say fled police after crashing a truck in a Bellevue yard Thursday. «KMTV, Jul 15»
4
Police 'pursuing' Rotherham grooming suspect who fled to Pakistan
Police say they are 'pursuing' the return of a Rotherham child grooming suspect who has skipped bail and fled to Pakistan. Basharat Hussain ... «The Star, Jul 15»
5
Police: Man who robbed bank then fled charged by feds
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A bank robbery brought a number of law enforcement and civilians together in an attempt to bring a suspect to justice ... «wivb.com, Jul 15»
6
After Four Months, Why Are 20 Chaldean Iraqi Christians Who Fled
Despite having family members to sponsor them, a group of 20 Chaldean Christians who fled ISIS have been detained for over four months at ... «Christian Post, Jul 15»
7
Four million Syrians have fled abroad from civil war
Syrian children who fled their home with their family due to fighting between the Syrian army Open Gallery 1 Syrian children who fled their ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
8
FHP seeking men, child who fled head-on wreck
UPDATE, 7:20 a.m.: The search is on for two people who fled the scene of a fiery head-on collision, possibly with an injured child in tow. «Pensacola News Journal, Jul 15»
9
Attacker fled on bike after stabbing man in Gloucester Cathedral …
Police are on the hunt for a knifeman who fled on a bike after stabbing someone in Gloucester Cathedral's grounds. The 28-year-old victim ... «Gloucester Citizen, Jul 15»
10
Denver authorities seek SUV that rammed police cruiser, fled
Police say the collision happened about 4:15 a.m. near the intersection of 45th Avenue and Havana Street where officers were responding to ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

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