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elope

(ɪloʊp)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense elopes, present participle eloping, past tense, past participle eloped

verb

When two people elope, they go away secretly together to get married.

My girlfriend Lynn and I eloped. [VERB]

In 1912 he eloped with Frieda von Richthofen. [VERB + with]

Synonyms: run away, leave, escape, disappear More Synonyms of elope

elope in British English

(ɪˈləʊp)

verb

(intransitive)

to run away secretly with a lover, esp in order to marry

Derived forms

elopement (eˈlopement)

noun

eloper (eˈloper)

noun

Word origin

C16: from Anglo-French aloper, perhaps from Middle Dutch lōpen to run; see lope

elope in American English

(iˈloʊp; ɪˈloʊp)

verb intransitiveWord forms: eˈloped or eˈloping

to run away secretly, esp. in order to get married

to run away; escape; abscond

Derived forms

elopement (eˈlopement)

noun

eloper (eˈloper)

noun

Word origin

Anglo-Fr aloper, prob. < ME *aleapen, to leap up, run away < OE ahleapan (infl. ? by ON hlaupa, to run > lope) < a-, away + hleapan, to run, leap

Examples of 'elope' in a sentence
elope

`You know, Irena, if I'd known what a circus she was going to make of this wedding, I'd have insisted we elope.But first she needed to talk him out of this silly notion that they were going to elope.

(verb) in the sense of run away

Definition

(of two people) to run away secretly to get married

We planned to elope.

Synonyms

run away

I ran away from home when I was sixteen.

leave

escape

A prisoner has escaped from a jail in Northern England.

disappear

The prisoner disappeared after being released on bail.

bolt

They caught the horse 200 yards from where it had bolted.

run off

He then ran off towards a nearby underground railway station.

slip away

He slipped away in the early hours to exile in France.

abscond

A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year.

decamp

Bugsy decided to decamp to Hollywood from New York.

sneak off

steal away

do a bunk (informal)

Seeflee

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单词	elope
释义	Trends of elope View usage for: elope (ɪloʊp) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense elopes, present participle eloping, past tense, past participle eloped verb When two people elope, they go away secretly together to get married. My girlfriend Lynn and I eloped. [VERB] In 1912 he eloped with Frieda von Richthofen. [VERB + with] Synonyms: run away, leave, escape, disappear More Synonyms of elope elope in British English (ɪˈləʊp) verb (intransitive) to run away secretly with a lover, esp in order to marry Derived forms elopement (eˈlopement) noun eloper (eˈloper) noun Word origin C16: from Anglo-French aloper, perhaps from Middle Dutch lōpen to run; see lope elope in American English (iˈloʊp; ɪˈloʊp) verb intransitiveWord forms: eˈloped or eˈloping 1. to run away secretly, esp. in order to get married 2. to run away; escape; abscond Derived forms elopement (eˈlopement) noun eloper (eˈloper) noun Word origin Anglo-Fr aloper, prob. < ME aleapen, to leap up, run away < OE ahleapan (infl. ? by ON hlaupa, to run > lope) < a-, away + hleapan, to run, leap Examples of 'elope' in a sentence elope `You know, Irena, if I'd known what a circus she was going to make of this wedding, I'd have insisted we elope. Harcourt, Palma A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE (2002) But first she needed to talk him out of this silly notion that they were going to elope. Susan Elizabeth Phillips LADY BE GOOD (2002) (verb) in the sense of run away Definition (of two people) to run away secretly to get married We planned to elope. Synonyms run away I ran away from home when I was sixteen. leave escape A prisoner has escaped from a jail in Northern England. disappear The prisoner disappeared after being released on bail. bolt They caught the horse 200 yards from where it had bolted. run off He then ran off towards a nearby underground railway station. slip away He slipped away in the early hours to exile in France. abscond A dozen inmates have absconded from the jail in the past year. decamp Bugsy decided to decamp to Hollywood from New York. sneak off steal away do a bunk (informal) Seeflee Nearby words of elope elocution elongate elongated elope eloquence eloquent elsewhere Synonyms of 'elope' elope Explore 'elope' in the dictionary*
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