elapse

🇺🇸 /ɪˈlæps/ 🇬🇧 /ɪˈlæps/
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Tags TOP20000CEFR-C2
verb
R

to pass by or go by, used for time

As time elapses, we learn new things.

translation

v. to pass by or go by, used for time

Word Forms

3rd Present elapses
Past elapsed
Perfect elapsed
Progressive elapsing