fugir — meaning in English

English meaning

• abscond verb To leave secretly and hurriedly, usually to escape custody or having taken something that is not yours.
• escape verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
• flee verb To run away from danger or a threatening situation.
• fly noun A small flying insect, especially the common housefly.

Senses

fugir is used for these senses in English:

• escape (intransitive) To get free; to free oneself.
• fly (ambitransitive, archaic, poetic) To flee, to escape (from).
• make off (intransitive) To exit or depart; to run away.
• run away To flee by running.

escape — full definition

1. verb To get free from confinement, danger, or an unpleasant situation.
2. verb To avoid something unpleasant, such as punishment or notice.
3. noun The act of getting free from a dangerous, confining, or unwanted situation.

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