elope
1. to leave home secretly in order to get married without the permission of…
Meaning of
elope
in English
elope
verb
us
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iˈloʊp
/
uk
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iˈləʊp
/
She eloped
with
an
Army
officer
.
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elope
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elope
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elope
verb
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(Definition of
elope
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Examples
of
elope
Maybe you both want to
elope
and come back and have a party to celebrate?
Huffington Post
On average, children were reported missing for just over 40 minutes and were most likely to
elope
from their home, a store or school.
TIME
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He assumed a treasure trove, a trousseau, of feminine things, and he eloped with himself.
Huffington Post
Turns out, her ex-husband had eloped over the weekend to marry the “other woman” who had existed within their marriage.
Huffington Post
The two of you will
elope
a few weeks later.
The New Yorker
Royals who
elope
without the royal blessing aren’t removed from succession, but their marriage is void.
Slate Magazine
Police said the couple that eloped have been tracked and are in a safe place.
CNN
Unless you plan on eloping, cutting down the guest list is inevitably one of the most stressful parts of planning a wedding.
Huffington Post
The two
elope
and move to their own apartment, with elaborate rules to guarantee their privacy, freedom and equality.
Politico
Did she tell them to
elope
?
Slate Magazine
Kids who wandered off were likely to be older, have more severe autism symptoms and have lower intellect and communication scores, compared with autistic children who did not
elope
.
TIME
No, wait, they “plan” to
elope
.
New York Daily News
As a result, many young couples could not afford a proper marriage and eloped.
Cambridge English Corpus
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