elapse
English
Etymology
From Middle French elapser, from Latin elapsus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æps
Verb
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
(of time) to pass or move by
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Anagrams
Latin
Participle
elapse
- vocative masculine singular of elapsus
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