Elapse

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To slip by; pass: Weeks elapsed before we could start renovating.
  • n. Passage; lapse: met again after an elapse of many years.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To pass or move by.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; -- used chiefly in reference to time.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To slide, slip, or glide away; pass away with or as if with a continuous gliding motion: used of time.
  • To pass out of view or consideration; suffer lapse or neglect.
  • n. The act of passing; lapse.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. pass by
  • Verb Form
    elapsed    elapses    elapsing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    progress    pass on    move on    march on    go on    advance   
    Hyponym
    fell    fly    vanish   
    Form
    elapsed    elapsing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    passing   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Japs    Lapps    apps    caps    chaps    claps    collapse    craps    flaps    gaps