flüchten

== German == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German vlühten, from Old High German fluhten (“to chase off, drive away”), which the meaning shifting from making others flee to fleeing oneself. By surface analysis, Flucht +‎ -en, and thereby ultimately related to fliehen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈflʏç.tən/, [ˈflʏç.tn̩] === Verb === flüchten (weak, third-person singular present flüchtet, past tense flüchtete, past participle geflüchtet, auxiliary sein or haben) (intransitive) to flee (to run away; to escape) [with vor (+ dative) ‘from a threat’] [auxiliary sein] Synonym: fliehen (reflexive) to flee, to seek refuge or shelter [with adverbial of direction ‘(to) somewhere’] [auxiliary haben] (figurative) to seek refuge in, to cope by turning to [with in (+ accusative) ‘substances, behaviors, situations’] sich in Drogen flüchten ― to seek refuge in drugs sich in Ausreden flüchten ― to resort to excuses (literally, “to seek refuge in excuses”) ==== Usage notes ==== While senses 1 and 2 are semantically very similar, the latter puts a much stronger emphasis on the location one has decided to flee to (which must be specified), while the former can also refer to unspecified and undirected fleeing. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Flüchtling m flüchtig === Further reading === “flüchten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “flüchten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “flüchten” in Duden online “flüchten” in OpenThesaurus.de