ELOPE


Meaning of ELOPE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ i-ˈlōp ]

intransitive verb

( eloped ; elop·ing )

Etymology: Anglo-French aloper, esloper to abduct, run away

Date: 1628

1. : to slip away : escape

might have mistaken him for…some scarecrow eloped from a cornfield — Washington Irving

2.

a. : to run away from one's husband with a lover

b. : to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent

• elope·ment -ˈlōp-mənt noun

• elop·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.