estaban huyendo
-they/you were escaping
Imperfect progressive ellos/ellas/ustedes conjugation of huir.
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huir

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INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to leave)-to escape
Synonyms for huir
darse a la fuga
to flee
eludir
to elude
escabullirse
to escape
escapar
to escape
escapar de
to escape from
escaparse
to escape
evadirse
to escape
fugarse
to escape
huir de
to escape from
pirarse
to run away
poner pies en polvorosa
to turn tail and run
salir huyendo
to run away
zafarse
to escape
alejarse
to go away
alejarse
to move away
alejarse
to withdraw from
apartarse
to get away
correr
to run
correrse
to slip away
desaparecer
to disappear
desertar
to abandon
desertar
to desert
emigrar
to emigrate
emigrar
to migrate
escaparse de
to escape from
escaquearse
to slope off
esfumarse
to vanish
exiliarse
to go into exile
ir al extranjero
to go abroad
irse
N/A
irse
to leave
largarse
to leave
librarse
to escape
marchar
to walk
marcharse de
to leave
rehuir
to avoid
retirarse
to go to bed
retirarse
to retreat
retirarse
to take oneself off
salir corriendo
to run out
salirse
to leave
soslayar
to avoid
zafarse
to get out of
Antonyms for huir
llegar a
to get to
permanecer
to stay
quedarse
to stay
encararse con
to confront
enfrentar
to confront
enfrentarse
to face
enfrentarse a
to face
hacer frente a
to face up to
hacer frente a
to stand up to
hospedarse
to stay
ingresar en
to enter
plantar cara
to confront
quedar
to stay
regresar a casa
to come back home
regresarse
to return
volver
to return
volver a
to go back
INTRANSITIVE VERB
(to stay away from)-to avoid
Synonyms for huir
burlar
to evade
eludir
to elude
evadir
to evade
evitar
to avoid
correr
to run
escaparse
to escape
esquivar
to dodge
obviar
to avoid
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