Main Entry: ¹fleet

Pronunciation: \ˈflēt\

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English fleten, from Old English flēotan; akin to Old High German fliozzan to float, Old English flōwan to flow

Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb 1 obsolete : drift
2 a archaic : flow b : to fade away : vanish
3 [³fleet] : to fly swiftlytransitive verb : to cause (time) to pass usually quickly or imperceptibly