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- \i-ˈlōp\
- /ɪˈləʊp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- \i-ˈlōp\
Definitions of elope word
- noun elope Run away secretly in order to get married, especially without parental consent. 1
- intransitive verb elope run away with lover 1
- intransitive verb elope run away 1
- verb elope When two people elope, they go away secretly together to get married. 0
- verb elope to run away secretly with a lover, esp in order to marry 0
- intransitive verb elope to run away secretly, esp. in order to get married 0
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Parts of speech for Elope
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
elope popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for elope
verb elope
- run away — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- run off — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- decamp — If you decamp, you go away from somewhere secretly or suddenly.
- abscond — If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.
- flee — to run away, as from danger or pursuers; take flight.
Antonyms for elope
verb elope
- return — to go or come back, as to a former place, position, or state: to return from abroad; to return to public office; to return to work.
- continue — If someone or something continues to do something, they keep doing it and do not stop.
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- meet — greatest lower bound
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
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