Definition of elapse Elapse
/ɪlæˈps/ - [ilatps] - e•lapse
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What does elapse mean?
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| elapse - pass by; "three years elapsed" | ||
| lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along | ||
| march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on, advance develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" | ||
| fell, vanish, fly cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- elapse (v. i.)
To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; -- used chiefly in reference to time.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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elapse
e-laps′, v.i. to slip or glide away: to pass silently, as time.—n. Elap′sion. [L. elapsus, elabi—e, out, away, labi, lapsus, to slide.]
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🔤- elapse, verb, present, 1st person singular of elapse (infinitive).
- elapse, verb (infinitive).
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