Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to elope
Participle: elopeeed
Gerund: elopeing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | elope |
| you | elope |
| he;she;it | elopes |
| we | elope |
| you | elope |
| they | elope |
Perfect
| I | have elopeeed |
| you | have elopeeed |
| he;she;it | has elopeeed |
| we | have elopeeed |
| you | have elopeeed |
| they | have elopeeed |
Past
| I | elopeeed |
| you | elopeeed |
| he;she;it | elopeeed |
| we | elopeeed |
| you | elopeeed |
| they | elopeeed |
Pluperfect
| I | had elopeeed |
| you | had elopeeed |
| he;she;it | had elopeeed |
| we | had elopeeed |
| you | had elopeeed |
| they | had elopeeed |
Future
| I | will elope |
| you | will elope |
| he;she;it | will elope |
| we | will elope |
| you | will elope |
| they | will elope |
Future Perfect
| I | will have elopeeed |
| you | will have elopeeed |
| he;she;it | will have elopeeed |
| we | will have elopeeed |
| you | will have elopeeed |
| they | will have elopeeed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | elope |
| you | elope |
| he;she;it | elope |
| we | elope |
| you | elope |
| they | elope |
Perfect
| I | have elopeeed |
| you | have elopeeed |
| he;she;it | have elopeeed |
| we | have elopeeed |
| you | have elopeeed |
| they | have elopeeed |
Imperfect
| I | elopeeed |
| you | elopeeed |
| he;she;it | elopeeed |
| we | elopeeed |
| you | elopeeed |
| they | elopeeed |
Pluperfect
| I | had elopeeed |
| you | had elopeeed |
| he;she;it | had elopeeed |
| we | had elopeeed |
| you | had elopeeed |
| they | had elopeeed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would elope |
| you | would elope |
| he;she;it | would elope |
| we | would elope |
| you | would elope |
| they | would elope |
Perfect
| I | would have elopeeed |
| you | would have elopeeed |
| he;she;it | would have elopeeed |
| we | would have elopeeed |
| you | would have elopeeed |
| they | would have elopeeed |
Imperative
| you | elope |
| we | Let's elope |
| you | elope |
Verbs conjugated like 'elope'
abet,
abhor,
abut,
acquit,
admit,
affrap,
allot,
alum,
amel,
amit,
anagram,
anvil,
apparel,
aret,
arret,
assot,
astun,
attrap,
augur,
avel, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'elope'
delope,
glope,
lope,
slope,
alose,
behope,
belove,
blop,
blore,
blote,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
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. See: Anglo-Norman '
aloper'.
Sample Sentences
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My younger sister has left all her friends-- has eloped; has thrown herself into the power of-- of Mr. Wickham. [1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice:]
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Although Cecilia was the youngest of the surviving Thrale daughters, she had been the first to marry, eloping to Gretna Green in 1795 with John Meredith Mostyn of neighboring Llewesog Lodge. Both were underage. [1996, “Introduction”, in Edward A. Bloom, Lillian D. Bloom, editors, The Piozzi Letters: Correspondence of Hester Lynch Piozzi, 1784-1821 (formerly Mrs. Thrale), Volume 4, 1805-1810, Associated University Presses, →ISBN, page 30:]
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"[Molly:] —It was the same last time [You-Know-Who] was powerful, people eloping left right and centre– —Including you and Dad, said Ginny slyly." [2005, J. K. Rowling, “An Excess of Phlegm” (chapter 5), in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Harry Potter; 6), Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, →ISBN, page 92:]
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Although they had eloped in Vegas, she'd insisted he wear a tuxedo and she buy a wedding dress at one of the local stores. [2009, Jan Springer, Intimate Stranger, Ellora's Cave, published 2009, →ISBN, page 132:]
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They knew each other for maybe a month before they eloped in Vegas. [2012, Shirley Jump, One Day to Find a Husband, Harlequin, published 2012, →ISBN, page 136:]
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Six-year-old Casey eloped during recess and police found him watching traffic lights at the intersection.
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He had been intended by his father for trade, but his spirit, soaring above the occupation for which he was designed, from repining led him to resist, and from resisting, to rebel. He eloped from his friends, and contrived to enter the army. [1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia:]
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That horrid girl of mine has been trying to run away. I had not a notion of her being such a little devil before, she seemed to have all the Vernon milkiness; but on receiving the letter in which I declared my intention about Sir James, she actually attempted to elope; at least, I cannot otherwise account for her doing it. She meant, I suppose, to go to the Clarks in Staffordshire, for she has no other acquaintances. [c. 1794, Jane Austen, “[Lady Susan.] XVI. Lady Susan to Mrs. Johnson.”, in J[ames] E[dward] Austen[-]Leigh, A Memoir of Jane Austen: […] to which is Added Lady Susan and Fragments of Two Other Unfinished Tales by Miss Austen, 2nd edition, London: Richard Bentley and Son, […], published 1871, →OCLC, pages 234–235:]
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If we'd been a bit quicker, we could have caught Gowan before he eloped [1931, Dorothy L. Sayers, The Five Red Herrings:]