elapse

Pronunciation: /ɪˈlæps/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb pass by

Etymology

From Middle French elapser, from Latin elapsus.

In classic literature

Synonyms

lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
advance
Narrower (hyponyms)
fly

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