ELOPE


Meaning of ELOPE in English

e ‧ lope /ɪˈləʊp $ ɪˈloʊp/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive]

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Anglo-French ; Origin: aloper 'to run away' ]

to leave your home secretly in order to get married:

My parents didn’t approve of the marriage, so we eloped.

—elopement noun [uncountable and countable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.