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- DictionaryE·lapse/əˈlaps/
verb
- 1. (of time) pass or go by: "weeks elapsed before anyone was charged with the attack"
Elapse definition: (of time) to slip or pass by. See examples of ELAPSE used in a sentence.
5 days ago · elapse. (ɪlæps ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense elapses , present participle elapsing , past tense, past participle elapsed. verb. When time elapses, it passes. [formal] Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest. [VERB] Synonyms: pass, go, go by, lapse More Synonyms of elapse.
/ɪˈlæps/ IPA guide. Other forms: elapsed; elapses; elapsing. 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.
Elapse definition, (of time) to slip or pass by: Thirty minutes elapsed before the performance began. See more.
Definition of elapse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
elapse. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English e‧lapse /ɪˈlæps/ verb [ intransitive] formal if a particular period of time elapses, it passes Several months elapsed before his case was brought to trial. The assignment must be completed within an overall elapsed time of one week.
