English Explanatory Dictionary

elope

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Of a married or engaged person, to run away from home with a paramour.
  2. 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.
  3. To run away from home (for any reason).

Pronunciation

/ɪˈləʊp/ /ɛˈləʊp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-elope.wav /ɪˈloʊp/ /ɛˈloʊp/

Word forms

elope elopes eloping eloped ellope

Etymology

From 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.

Derived words

elopement eloper

Translations

Chinese: 綴人走 /缀人走 Czech: utéci Czech: uprchnout Czech: uprchnout (za účelem sňatku) Dutch: weglopen Finnish: karata French: s'enfuir German: durchbrennen Irish: éalaigh le chéile Italian: fuggire Karok: ithxip Malayalam: ഒളിച്ചോടുക Polish: uciekać potajemnie z kochankiem Polish: uciec potajemnie z kochankiem Polish: uciekać potajemnie z partnerem Polish: uciec potajemnie z partnerem Portuguese: fugir Russian: сбега́ть Russian: сбежа́ть Spanish: arrancarse Spanish: escaparse Spanish: fugarse Spanish: huir por amor Spanish: huirse amorosamente Spanish: huir para casar Spanish: huirse para casarse Spanish: jullirse para matrimoniar Spanish: descabullarse para matrimoniarse Spanish: esfumarse para enmaridar Spanish: pirarse para enmaridarse Spanish: escapar para desposarse Tagalog: magtanan Bulgarian: приста́вам Chinese Cantonese: 私奔 Hakka Chinese: 跈人走 Chinese Mandarin: 私奔 Esperanto: kunfuĝi Greek: κλέβομαι Japanese: 駆け落ちする Khmer: រត់តាមគ្នា Vietnamese: trốn nhà theo trai Vietnamese: trốn nhà theo gái
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