fugir

Meaning

1. (intransitive) to flee
2. (intransitive) to run away
3. (intransitive) to escape

Concepts

escape

flee

run away

get away

fly

✈️

get out

eschew

exit

fly the coop

get by

get off

go out

hightail it

lam

leave

miss

run

run off

scarper

scat

shun

turn tail

get away from

take flight

head for the hills

take to the woods

abscond

run for the hills

break away

break loose

bunk

depart

elope

Synonyms

escapolir-se

anar-se’n

escapar

marxar

evadir-se

tocar el dos

escapar-se

volar

✈️

retirar-se

esquivar

abandonar

fugar-se

defugir

deixar

eludir

evitar

partir

sortir

Translations

fugir

fuggire

huir

fuir

escapar

vluchten

fliehen

escapar

scappare

flüchten

s’enfuir

échapper

فر

kaçmak

Pronounced as (IPA)

[fuˈʒi]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: fugiō

Cognate with Occitan: fugir

Cognate with French: fuir

Cognate with Italian: fuggire

Cognate with Spanish: huir

Cognate with Portuguese: fugir

Cognate with Romanian: fugi

In summary

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fugīre, from Latin fugere, from Proto-Italic *fugiō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg- (“to flee”). Cognates include Occitan fugir, French fuir, Italian fuggire, Sicilian fùjiri, Spanish huir, Portuguese fugir, Romanian fugi.