entfliehen

German

Etymology

ent- (parting something) +‎ fliehen (to flee)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛntˈfliːən]
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  • Hyphenation: ent‧flie‧hen

Verb

entfliehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present entflieht, past tense entfloh, past participle entflohen, past subjunctive entflöhe, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to escape [with dative or aus (+ dative) ‘(from) someone/something’]
    Ich gehe ins Kino, weil sie mir helfen, dem Alltag zu entfliehen.
    I go to movies because they help me to escape from my daily routine.

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