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Definition of Elapse
1. Verb. Pass by. "Three years elapsed"
Generic synonyms: Advance, Go On, March On, Move On, Pass On, Progress
Specialized synonyms: Fell, Fly, Vanish
Derivative terms: Lapse
Definition of Elapse
1. v. i. To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; -- used chiefly in reference to time.
Definition of Elapse
1. Verb. (intransitive of time) To pass or move by. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Elapse
1. to pass away [v ELAPSED, ELAPSING, ELAPSES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elapse
Literary usage of Elapse
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: Together with A Journal of a Tour to the by James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1888)
"... years may elapse before there shall appear another man with a power of
versification equal to that of Pope. 'That power must undoubtedly be allowed its ..."
2. Chronological History of the West Indies by Thomas Southey (1827)
"... the Prince Regent of Portugal hereby renewing his former declaration and
engagement, that during the interval which is to elapse before such general and ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"Hours would elapse, and he would go on alternately rubbing out words already
written, and writing fresh ones in their place. " It is a very extraordinary ..."
4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1880)
"... is extraordinary ; but properly to pass judgment on any new operation requires
larger figures than these.1 Several years will probably elapse before the ..."
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