Elope definition and meaning
Elope definition: When two people elope , they go away secretly together to get married . | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
Word Frequency
elope
(
ɪl
oʊ
p
)
Word forms:
elopes
,
eloping
,
eloped
reciprocal verb
When two people
elope
, they go away secretly together to get married.
elope
, they go away secretly together to get married.
My girlfriend Lynn and I eloped.
In 1912 he eloped with Frieda von Richthofen.
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Word Frequency
elope
in American English
(
iˈloʊp
;
ɪˈloʊp
)
verb intransitive
Word forms:
eˈloped
or
eˈloping
1.
to run away secretly, esp. in order to get married
2.
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Derived forms
elopement
(
eˈlopement
)
noun
eloper
(
eˈloper
)
noun
Word Frequency
elope
in British English
(
ɪˈləʊp
)
verb
(
intransitive
)
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Derived forms
elopement
(
eˈlopement
)
noun
eloper
(
eˈloper
)
noun
Word origin
C16: from Anglo-French
aloper,
perhaps from Middle Dutch
lōpen
to run; see
lope