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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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The meaning of ELAPSE is pass, go by. How to use elapse in a sentence.
elapse | American Dictionary. verb [ I ] us / ɪˈlæps / Add to word list. (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.
Elapse definition: (of time) to slip or pass by. See examples of ELAPSE used in a sentence.
When time passes by, you say it elapses. Four years elapse while you are in high school. 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.
(Definition of elapse from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) elapse | Intermediate English. verb [ I ] us / ɪˈlæps / Add to word list. (of time) to go past: Four years had elapsed since she last saw him.
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.
