|
|
Definition of Elope
1. Verb. Run away secretly with one's beloved. "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
Definition of Elope
1. v. i. 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.
Definition of Elope
1. Verb. (intransitive of a married person) To run away from home with a paramour. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive of a young person) To run away from home with a lover for the purpose of getting married. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elope
1. to run off secretly to be married [v ELOPED, ELOPING, ELOPES]
Medical Definition of Elope
1. 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. "Great numbers of them [the women] have eloped from their allegiance." (Addison) Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elope
Other Resources:
