Lapse can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| lapse - drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards | ||
| lapse - end, at least for a long time; "The correspondence lapsed" | ||
| lapse - let slip; "He lapsed his membership" | ||
| lapse - go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" | ||
| lapse - pass by; "three years elapsed" | ||
| lapse - pass into a specified state or condition; "He sank into nirvana" | ||
Noun |
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| lapse - a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters" | ||
| lapse - a failure to maintain a higher state | ||
| lapse - a mistake resulting from inattention |
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| 1. | noun | A lapse of three weeks between letters. | |
| 2. | noun | Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time. | |
| 3. | noun | Every time we talk about this, you lapse into silence. |
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| noun | |
| A lapse of three weeks between letters. |
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| Time crumbles things; everything grows old under the power of Time and is forgotten through the lapse of Time. | |
| Every time we talk about this, you lapse into silence. | |