elope

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. (intransitive) To run away from home with a paramour.
  2. (intransitive) To run away secretly for the purpose of getting married with one's intended spouse; to marry in a quick or private fashion, especially without a public period of engagement.
  3. (dated, intransitive) To run away from home (for any reason).

Übersetzungen

αλληλοαπάγομαι

s’enfuir

s’échapper

δραπετεύω με εραστή

Frequenz

C2
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ɪˈləʊp/
Etymologie (Englisch)

From Anglo-Norman aloper (“to abduct, run away”), itself borrowed from Proto-West Germanic *andihlaupan (“to run away”). Equivalent to and- + lope as well as and- + leap (these being doublets). More at lope.

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