Definitions for elapseɪˈlæps
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
e•lapseɪˈlæps(v.; n.)e•lapsed, e•laps•ing
(v.i.)(of time) to slip or pass by.
(n.)the passage of a period of time; lapse.
Origin of elapse:
1635–45; < L ēlapsus, ptp. of ēlābī to slip away =ē-e - +lābī to slip, glide
Princeton's WordNet
elapse, lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along(verb)
pass by
"three years elapsed"
Wiktionary
elapse(Verb)
To pass or move by.
Webster Dictionary
Elapse(verb)
to slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; -- used chiefly in reference to time
Translations for elapse
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verbygaan, verloopAfrikaans
- يَمْضي، يَنْقَضيArabic
- минавамBulgarian
- decorrerPortuguese (BR)
- uplynoutCzech
- verstreichenGerman
- gå; forløbeDanish
- περνώ (για χρόνο)Greek
- pasar, transcurrirSpanish
- möödumaEstonian
- سپری شدن؛ گذشتنFarsi
- kuluaFinnish
- (s')écoulerFrench
- לָחָלוֹף, לַעֲבוֹרHebrew
- बीतना, व्यतीत होना, गुजर जाना, चला जानाHindi
- prolaziti, protećiCroatian
- (el)telikHungarian
- berlaluIndonesian
- líða hjáIcelandic
- passare, trascorrereItalian
- 経過するJapanese
- (시간이) 경과하다Korean
- praeiti, praslinktiLithuanian
- (par laiku) paiet; aizritētLatvian
- berlaluMalay
- voorbijgaanDutch
- forløpeNorwegian
- upłynąćPolish
- سپری شدن؛ گذشتنPersian
- تېرېدل (لكه دوختPashto
- decorrerPortuguese
- a se scurgeRomanian
- проходитьRussian
- uplynúťSlovak
- minevatiSlovenian
- proćiSerbian
- förflytaSwedish
- ผ่านไปThai
- geçmekTurkish
- (時間)消逝Chinese (Trad.)
- минатиUkrainian
- وقت کا گزرناUrdu
- (thời gian) trôi quaVietnamese
- （时间）消逝Chinese (Simp.)
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