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e·lope
(ĭ-lōp′)intr.v. e·loped, e·lop·ing, e·lopes
1. To run away with a lover, especially with the intention of getting married.
2. To run away; abscond.
[Perhaps Anglo-Norman aloper, to run away from one's husband with a lover, from Middle Dutch ontlopen, to run away : ont-, away from, along; see ant- in Indo-European roots + lopen, to run.]
e·lope′ment n.
e·lop′er n.
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elope
(ɪˈləʊp)vb
(intr) to run away secretly with a lover, esp in order to marry
[C16: from Anglo-French aloper, perhaps from Middle Dutch lōpen to run; see lope]
eˈlopement n
eˈloper n
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e•lope
(ɪˈloʊp)v.i. e•loped, e•lop•ing.
1. to run off secretly to be married, usu. without the knowledge or consent of one's parents.
2. to abandon one's spouse for a lover.
[1590–1600; Middle English *alopen to run away (whence Anglo-French aloper)]
e•lope′ment, n.
e•lop′er, n.
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elope
Past participle: eloped
Gerund: eloping
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| Verb | 1. | elope - run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas" |
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elope
verb run away, leave, escape, disappear, bolt, run off, slip away, abscond, decamp, sneak off, steal away, do a bunk (informal) My girlfriend and I eloped to Gretna Green.
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Translations
تَفِرُّ مع عَشيقِها
karata
hlaupast á brott
pabėgimas
slepus aizbēgt
ervandoorgaan
utiecť
elope
[ɪˈləʊp] VI [two persons] → fugarse para casarseto elope with sb [one person] → fugarse con algn
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elope
vi → durchbrennen or ausreißen, um zu heiraten (inf)
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elope
(iˈləup) verb to run away secretly, especially with a lover.
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