elopement en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɪˈloʊpmənt/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English elope Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English elopement From elope + -ment.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of running away from home with a paramour.
You may not have heard of the last blow—Julia's elopement; she is gone to Scotland with Yates.
1814 May 9, [Jane Austen], chapter LXVI, in Mansfield Park: […], volume III, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 287:[…] Jo […] was already deep in the concoction of her story, being unable to decide whether the duel should come before the elopement or after the murder.
1869, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 27, in Little Women:
- (countable, uncountable) The act of running away secretly for the purpose of getting married.
- (countable, uncountable) The act of running away from home (for any reason).
- (countable, qualifier:mental health, uncountable) The act of a person with dementia or other mental illness wandering away from the area where they are safe.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| elopements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (26)
de Durchbrennen (running away from home with a paramour) · fi karkaaminen (running away from home with a paramour) · pl ucieczka z domu (running away from home for any reason) · fr élopement (running away secretly to get married) · id kawin lari (running away secretly to get married) · fi karkaaminen (running away secretly to get married) · fi hoidosta karkaaminen (act of a person with mental illness wandering away) · ja 駆け落ち (running away secretly to get married) · es huida (running away from home for any reason) · fi karkaaminen (act of a person with mental illness wandering away) · cmn 離家出走 /离家出走 (running away from home for any reason) · fr disparition (running away from home for any reason) · fr élopement (running away from home with a paramour) · ca matrimoni en fuga (running away secretly to get married) · es fuga amorosa (running away from home with a paramour) · pl ucieczka z partnerem (running away secretly to get married) · es fuga matrimonial (running away secretly to get married) · de Fortlaufen (running away from home for any reason) · cmn 走失 (act of a person with mental illness wandering away) · es huida maridable (running away secretly to get married) · cmn 私奔 (running away from home with a paramour) · es huida por amor (running away from home with a paramour) · pl ucieczka z kochankiem (running away from home with a paramour) · fi karkaaminen (running away from home for any reason) · cmn 私奔 (running away secretly to get married) · fi kotoa karkaaminen (running away from home for any reason)