fliehen

B1

to flee

English meaning
to flee
Vocabulary package
Travelling & Moving About

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fliehen in a sentence

Der Einbrecher ist sofort geflohen.

The burglar fled immediately.

Conjugation of fliehen

ichfliehe
dufliehst
er/sie/esflieht
wirfliehen
ihrflieht
sie/Siefliehen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
floh
Perfect
ist geflohen

Where fliehen comes from

mittelhochdeutsch vliehen, althochdeutsch fliohan, nord-/westgermanisch *fleuha- „fliehen“, belegt seit dem 8. Jahrhundert

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Questions about fliehen

How do you conjugate fliehen?

Present tense: fliehe, fliehst, flieht, fliehen, flieht, fliehen. Simple past: floh. Perfect: ist geflohen.

What does fliehen mean in English?

fliehen means "to flee". For example: "Der Einbrecher ist sofort geflohen." — "The burglar fled immediately."

What level is fliehen in German?

fliehen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the travelling & moving about vocabulary.

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