put to flight

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Definitions of put to flight words

noun put to flight an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure. 1
idioms put to flight put to flight, to force to flee or run away; rout: She succeeded in putting the intruder to flight. 1
idioms put to flight take flight, to retreat; run away; flee: The wild animals took flight before the onrushing fire. Also, take to flight. 1
noun put to flight to cause to run away; rout 0
noun put to flight to force to flee 0

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

1150-1200; Middle English; cognate with German Flucht; akin to flee

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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