elapse
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle French elapser, from Latin elapsus.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -æps
Verb[edit]
elapse (third-person singular simple present elapses, present participle elapsing, simple past and past participle elapsed)
- (intransitive, of time) To pass or move by.
- He allowed a month to elapse before beginning the work.
- Several days elapsed before they met again.
Translations[edit]
(of time) to pass or move by
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Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Participle[edit]
elapse
