elapse
/ɪˈlæps/
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elapse verb: to pass or move by.
Verb
elapse (third-person singular simple present elapses, present participle elapsing, simple past and past participle elapsed)
elapse meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
elapse in Hindi
- to elapse, pass
- बीतना bītnā
elapse in Tamil
- கடந்து விடுகை, கடந்து விட்ட, கழித்து விடுதல், கழிந்து விடு, கழிவுந கழிந்துவிடு, கெடுமுடிதல்
elapse in Marathi
- to elapse, pass
- उलटणे ulaṭṇe
elapse in Urdu
- بیتنا, گزرنا
More languagesFewer languages
- elapse in Malayalam
- കഴിഞ്ഞുപോകുക, കടന്നുപോകുക
- elapse in Kannada
- ತುಂಬು tumbu
- elapse in Gujarati
- વીતવું vītvũ
- elapse in Arabic
- مَرَّ marra
- elapse in Vietnamese
- trôi qua
Examples of elapse in a sentence
- With a bit of tuning, these cars can run 12-second ETs (elapsed times).
- Think of adenosine as a chemical barometer that continuously registers the amount of elapsed time since you woke up this morning.
- The comparative advantage the relearners gained from previous acquaintance with a particular maze vanished as the elapsed time approached six months.
Synonyms of elapse
Forms of elapse
| third-person singular present | elapses |
|---|---|
| present participle | elapsing |
| past participle | elapsed |
| past | elapsed |
Origin of elapse
From Middle French elapser, from Latin elapsus.
Words formed from elapse
Words that rhyme with elapse
Questions about elapse
- What does elapse mean?
- Elapse means to pass or move by.
- What is elapse in Hindi?
- Elapse in Hindi is बीतना (bītnā). See Elapse meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is elapse?
- Elapse is a verb.
- How do you pronounce elapse?
- Elapse is pronounced /ɪˈlæps/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of elapse?
- The past tense of elapse is elapsed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: elapse (page history and authors); बीतना (Hindi) (page history and authors); elapse (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); उलटणे (Marathi) (page history and authors); elapse (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); elapse (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ತುಂಬು (Kannada) (page history and authors); વીતવું (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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