intr.v., e·loped, e·lop·ing, e·lopes.

1. To run away with a lover, especially with the intention of getting married.
2. To run away; abscond.

[Perhaps Anglo-Norman aloper, to run away from one's husband with a lover, from Middle Dutch ontlopen, to run away : ont-, away from, along + lopen, to run.]

elopement e·lope'ment n.
eloper e·lop'er n.

IN BRIEF: To run away secretly, especially for the purpose of getting married without parental consent.

Both families were surprised to hear that the young couple had eloped over the weekend.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: run away secretly with one's beloved
  Synonym: run off

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - løbe bort

Nederlands (Dutch)
er vandoor gaan (met een geliefde)

Français (French)
v. intr. - se faire/se laisser enlever par qn (femme), enlever qn (homme), s'enfuir ensemble

Deutsch (German)
v. - durchbrennen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αλληλοαπάγομαι, κλέβομαι (για να παντρευτώ)

Italiano (Italian)
fuggire (con amante)

Português (Portuguese)
v. - fugir para casar, evadir-se, abandonar o cônjuge

Русский (Russian)
сбежать с возлюбленным/-ой

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - largarse, escabullirse, fugarse para casarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - rymma (för att gifta sig)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
私奔, 出走, 潜逃

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 私奔, 出走, 潛逃

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 집을 뛰쳐 나오다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 駆け落ちする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفر, يخطف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮ברח (עם אהובה)‬

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