elope
Of a married or engaged person, to run away from home with a paramourOf a married or engaged person, to run away from home with a paramour.
» Tom and Mary surprised us and eloped.
Meaning
5 senses(intransitive)Of a married or engaged person, to run away from home with a paramour.
run away secretly with one's beloved
(intransitive)Of an unmarried person, to run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of engagement.
(dated, intransitive)Of an unmarried person, to run away secretly from home in order to get married without parental or guardian consent.
durchbrennen
сбега́тьsbegátʹ, сбежа́тьsbežátʹ
To escape from one's caretaker.
Six-year-old Casey eloped during recess and police found him watching traffic lights at the intersection.
(dated, intransitive)To run away from home (for any reason).
ausreißen, weglaufen
Examples
24 sentencesTom and Mary surprised us and eloped.
I hear that Tom and Mary have eloped.
Tom and Mary eloped.
Why don't we just elope?
ruПочему бы нам просто не сбежать? — sharptoothed
Tom and Mary have eloped.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Anglo-Norman aloper (“to abduct, run away”), itself borrowed from Proto-West GermanicFrom Anglo-Norman aloper (“to abduct, run away”), itself borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *andihlaupan (“to run away”). Equivalent to and- + lope as well as and- + leap (these being doublets). More at lope.
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Forms
elopes, eloping, eloped, elopedSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle