ELOPE


Meaning of ELOPE in English

/ ɪˈləʊp; NAmE ɪˈloʊp/ verb

[ v ] elope (with sb) to run away with sb in order to marry them secretly

►  elope·ment / ɪˈləʊpmənt; NAmE ɪˈloʊp-/ noun [ C , U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent. (in the general sense abscond, run away ): from Anglo-Norman French aloper , perhaps related to leap .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.