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1 elapse
((of time) to pass: A month had elapsed since our last meeting.) líða hjá
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elapse — ► VERB ▪ (of time) pass. ORIGIN Latin elabi slip away … English terms dictionary
elapse, lapse — Elapse, once used as a noun and a synonym for lapse, is now in standard usage as a verb only: Ten minutes have elapsed since the fire alarm sounded. Lapse is properly used both as a noun meaning an interval of time, a slip or failure, and a… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
elapse — verb To pass or move by. He allowed a month to elapse before beginning the work … Wiktionary
elapse — verb Elapse is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑decade, ↑fortnight, ↑minute, ↑month, ↑period, ↑time, ↑week, ↑year … Collocations dictionary
elapse — verb (intransitive not in progressive) formal if a particular period of time elapses, it passes: Several months were to elapse before his case was brought to trial … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
elapse — verb (of time) pass. Origin C16: from L. elaps , elabi slip away … English new terms dictionary
elapse — verb how much time has elapsed? Syn: pass, go by/past, wear on, slip by/away/past, roll by/past, slide by/past, steal by/past, tick by/past … Thesaurus of popular words
elapse — UK [ɪˈlæps] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms elapse : present tense I/you/we/they elapse he/she/it elapses present participle elapsing past tense elapsed past participle elapsed formal if time elapses, it passes Another hour elapsed and still… … English dictionary
elapse — I. intransitive verb (elapsed; elapsing) Etymology: Latin elapsus, past participle of elabi, from e + labi to slip more at sleep Date: 1644 pass, go by < four years elapsed before he returned > II. noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
elapse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. slip away, pass, expire, intervene, glide by. See time, course. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pass away, slip by, transpire, lapse; see pass 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. go by, pass, transpire,… … English dictionary for students
elapse — e|lapse [ ı læps ] verb intransitive FORMAL if time elapses, it passes: Another hour elapsed and still the wind continued to howl … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English