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what is the differences between Flee, Run away and Escape?

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vincent profile picture vincentApril 2023
”Flee,” ”run away,” and ”escape” are similar words with different uses and feelings attached to them. Flee: Quickly leaving because of danger or fear.
Run away: Leaving a place or situation, often secretly.
Escape: Getting away from a place or situation, usually where you were trapped or confined.
  • thalvo profile picture thalvoDecember 2023
    Totally agree with this brief distinction! I’d add “run” is simply jogging like exercise vs. “run away” is a command usually to someone who doesn’t realize theirs danger. I always think of Scar talking to Simba at the beginning of the Lion King after Mufasa dies from the stampede. (Sorry, spoiler!) Run Away is usually associated with abandoning something all together. So if I hear a person self describe as wanting to “run away from home” that’s a very serious thing and I’d wonder what could be improved in their family relationships to counter this negative feeling toward home.

    Food for thought!
qaseem_saj profile picture qaseem_sajMarch 2020
All of them have similar meaning and can be used alternatively.
  • Phil926 profile picture Phil926March 2020
    The difference is very nuanced. In General, they mean the same thing. The word "escape" can have the biggest difference I meaning; it has a little wider of a definition. For example, if there were a storm coming a person could flee the storm, run away from the storm, or escape the storm. BUT, if I were bound in chains and managed to get out of the chains, I didn't flee or run away, I escaped the bondage. To run away or flee both mean specifically too put distance between yourself and something else. But I could escape chains, jail, prison, a trap, etc. but not run away. However, if I ran away from those things, I still escaped so that word could still be used.
pvaglue profile picture pvaglueJanuary 2024
I think ”flee” and ”run away” are pretty much interchangeable. ”escape” has a slightly different meaning. If you escape, it means you are successful in getting away, whereas you can ”flee” or ”run away” unsuccessfully. As always, take this evaluation with a grain of salt.