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- Dictionarye·lapse/əˈlaps/
verb
- 1. (of time) pass or go by: "weeks elapsed before anyone was charged with the attack"
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noun. : passage. returned after an elapse of 15 years. Synonyms. Verb. break off. break up. cease. close. conclude. dead-end. determine. die. discontinue. end.
(of time) to go past: Four years had elapsed since she last saw him. (Definition of elapse from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of elapse.
Nine months elapse while you are in the womb. If two weeks have elapsed between your tennis lessons, there has been a two-week lapse between sessions. The word elapse comes from the Latin word elabi which means "to slip away."
Elapse definition: (of time) to slip or pass by. See examples of ELAPSE used in a sentence.
(of time) to go past: Four years had elapsed since she last saw him. (Definition of elapse from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of elapse.
Define elapse. elapse synonyms, elapse pronunciation, elapse translation, English dictionary definition of elapse. the passage or termination of a period of time: Eight hours have elapsed since we ate.
Definition of elapse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
[formal] Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest. [VERB] Synonyms: pass, go, go by, lapse More Synonyms of elapse. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. British English pronunciation. American English pronunciation. You may also like. Collins. Apps. English Quiz. Confusables. Synonyms of.
Noun. Verb. Filter. verb. elapsed, elapses, elapsing. To slip by; pass. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms: slide by. slip away. glide by. go-by. slip-by. pass. lapse. go along. skip. transpire. glide. expire. pass away. go. noun. Passage; lapse. An elapse of many years. American Heritage. Advertisement. Origin of Elapse.
verb [ I ] formal uk / ɪˈlæps / us. Add to word list. If time elapses, it passes: Two years have elapsed since the attack. (Definition of elapse from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of elapse. in Chinese (Traditional) （時間）流逝，過去… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （时间）流逝，过去… See more. in Spanish.
