elapse
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical.
elapse
the passage or termination of a period of time: Eight hours have elapsed since we ate.
Not to be confused with:
eclipse – the obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer: lunar eclipse; solar eclipse; a sudden loss of importance in relation to a newly arrived person or thing: The status of the lead actress was eclipsed by a young ingénue in the film.
ellipsis – a set of three dots indicating an omission in a text: A foolish . . . is the hobgoblin of little minds.
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary Embree
e·lapse
(ĭ-lăps′)intr.v. e·lapsed, e·laps·ing, e·laps·es
To slip by; pass: Weeks elapsed before we could start renovating.
n.
Passage; lapse: an elapse of many years.
[Latin ēlābī, ēlāps- : ē-, ex-, ex- + lābī, to slip.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
elapse
(ɪˈlæps)vb
(intr) (of time) to pass by
[C17: from Latin ēlābī to slip away, from lābī to slip, glide]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
e•lapse
(ɪˈlæps)v. e•lapsed, e•laps•ing,
n. v.i.
1. (of time) to slip or pass by.
n. 2. the passage of a period of time; lapse.
[1635–45; < Latin ēlapsus, past participle of ēlābī to slip away =ē- e- + lābī to slip, glide]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
elapse
Past participle: elapsed
Gerund: elapsing
| Imperative |
|---|
| elapse |
| elapse |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Verb | 1. | elapse - pass by; "three years elapsed" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
elapse
verb pass, go, go by, lapse, pass by, slip away, roll on, slip by, roll by, glide by Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
elapse
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يَمْضي، يَنْقَضي
forløbegå
eltelik
líîa hjá
praslinkti
aizritēt
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
elapse
vi → vergehen, verstreichen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
elapse
(iˈlaps) verb (of time) to pass. A month had elapsed since our last meeting.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.