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(of time) to go past: Four years had elapsed since she last saw him. (Definition of elapse from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of elapse.
noun. : passage. returned after an elapse of 15 years. Synonyms. Verb. break off. break up. cease. close. conclude. dead-end. determine. die. discontinue. end. expire. finish. go. halt. lapse. leave off.
/ɪˈlæps/ IPA guide. Other forms: elapsed; elapses; elapsing. When time passes by, you say it elapses. Four years elapse while you are in high school. Nine months elapse while you are in the womb. If two weeks have elapsed between your tennis lessons, there has been a two-week lapse between sessions.
(of time) to go past: Four years had elapsed since she last saw him. (Definition of elapse from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of elapse.
Elapse definition: (of time) to slip or pass by. See examples of ELAPSE used in a sentence.
Definition of 'elapse' Word Frequency. elapse. (ɪlæps ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense elapses , present participle elapsing , past tense, past participle elapsed. verb. When time elapses, it passes. [formal] Forty-eight hours have elapsed since his arrest. [VERB] Synonyms: pass, go, go by, lapse More Synonyms of elapse.
Define elapse. elapse synonyms, elapse pronunciation, elapse translation, English dictionary definition of elapse. the passage or termination of a period of time: Eight hours have elapsed since we ate.
