Elopement (Noun)
Meaning
The act of running away with a lover (usually to get married).
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The young couple's secret elopement was not discovered until months after their return from Las Vegas.
- Her family was shocked by her sudden elopement with a man they had never even met.
- Their whirlwind romance ended in a romantic elopement to a secluded island in the Caribbean.
- The couple had always dreamed of a fairy-tale wedding, but ultimately decided on a spontaneous elopement to simplify the process.
- A registry entry confirmed that the couple's illicit elopement had indeed taken place in the middle of the night.