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elapse
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e·lapse  (-lps)
intr.v. e·lapsed, e·laps·ing, e·laps·es
To slip by; pass: Weeks elapsed before we could start renovating.
n.
Passage; lapse: met again after an elapse of many years.

[Latin lb, lps- : -, ex-, ex- + lb, to slip.]

elapse [ɪˈlæps]
vb
(intr) (of time) to pass by
[from Latin ēlābī to slip away, from lābī to slip, glide]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.elapse - pass by; "three years elapsed"
advance, march on, move on, progress, pass on, go on - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
fell, vanish, fly - pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"

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.
Translations
elapse [ɪˈlæps] VIpasar, transcurrir

elapse [ɪˈlæps] vi [time] → s'écouler

elapse

elapse [ɪˈlæps] vi (time) → trascorrere, passare
elapse [ɪˈlæps] vi (time) → trascorrere, passare

elapse
v elapse [iˈlaps]
(of time) to pass A month had elapsed since our last meeting. verbygaan, verloop يَمْضي، يَنْقَضي минавам uplynout gå; forløbe verstreichen περνώ (για χρόνο) pasar, transcurrir mööduma سپری شدن؛ گذشتن kulua (s')écouler לָחָלוֹף, לַעֲבוֹר बीतना, व्यतीत होना, गुजर जाना, चला जाना prolaziti, proteći (el)telik berlalu líða hjá passare, trascorrere 経過する (시간이) 경과하다 praeiti, praslinkti (par laiku) paiet; aizritēt berlalu voorbijgaan forløpe upłynąć decorrer a se scurge проходить uplynúť minevati proći förflyta ผ่านไป geçmek (時間)消逝 минати وقت کا گزرنا (thời gian) trôi qua


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