What does elope mean?
Definitions for elope
ɪˈloʊpelope
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Princeton's WordNet
elope, run off(verb)
run away secretly with one's beloved
"The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
Wiktionary
elope(Verb)
To run away from home with a paramour.
Etymology: From ontlopen, from entlaufen, from ent- + laufen.
elope(Verb)
To run away from home with a lover for the purpose of getting married.
Etymology: From ontlopen, from entlaufen, from ent- + laufen.
Webster Dictionary
Elope(verb)
to run away, or escape privately, from the place or station to which one is bound by duty; -- said especially of a woman or a man, either married or unmarried, who runs away with a paramour or a sweetheart
Etymology: [D. ontloopen to run away; pref. ont- (akin to G. ent-, AS. and-, cf. E. answer) + loopen to run; akin to E. leap. See Leap, v. t.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Elope
e-lōp, v.i. to escape privately, said esp. of a woman, either married or unmarried, who runs away with a lover: to run away, bolt.—n. Elope′ment, a secret departure, esp. of a woman with a man. [Cf. Old Dut. ontlōpen, Ger. entlaufen, to run away.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of elope in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of elope in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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- приставамBulgarian
- durchbrennenGerman
- κλέβομαιGreek
- kunfuĝiEsperanto
- fugarseSpanish
- karataFinnish
- s'enfuirFrench
- megszokikHungarian
- lari dgn kekasihIndonesian
- scappareItalian
- חוצהHebrew
- elopeLatin
- weglopenDutch
- stikkeNorwegian
- uciecPolish
- fugiRomanian
- сбегать, сбежатьRussian
- rymmaSwedish
- లేచిపోవడానికిTelugu
- elopeYiddish
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