elopement
elopement · elopements
Durchbrennen, Fortlaufen
The act of running away from home with a paramourThe act of running away from home with a paramour.
/ɪˈloʊpmənt/
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of running away from home with a paramour.
Durchbrennen
the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married)
(countable, uncountable)The act of running away secretly for the purpose of getting married.
(countable, uncountable)The act of running away from home (for any reason).
Fortlaufen
(countable, uncountable)The act of a person with dementia or other mental illness wandering away from the area where they are safe.
Translations
4 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 2
running away from home with a paramour:
running away from home for any reason:
Forms
plural: elopements| Singular | elopement |
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regular
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedelope
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable