No. 4,354 in German
geflohen
"Geflohen" means "fled" or "escaped."
In a sentence
Die Familie ist vor dem Krieg ins Ausland geflohen.
The family fled abroad from the war.
In this sentence, 'geflohen' is the past participle of the verb 'fliehen,' meaning 'to flee,' contextualized with a subject ('Die Familie') and a prepositional phrase ('vor dem Krieg').
Nach der Gefahr sind die Wanderer in das Tal geflohen.
After the danger, the hikers fled into the valley.
'Geflohen' indicates an action of fleeing performed by the subject ('die Wanderer') in response to a situation ('Gefahr'), showing movement ('in das Tal').
Der Dieb hatte vor der Polizei geflohen.
The thief had fled from the police.
Here, 'geflohen' is used with the auxiliary verb 'hatte' to form the past perfect tense, emphasizing the temporal aspect of the fleeing action ('vor der Polizei').
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