Synonyms for elapse
- verb
Definitions
- v. 1
To pass or move by.
Several days elapsed before they met again.
Forms
- Past participle
- elapsed
e.g. elapsed → passed, lapsed, intervened, slipt…
Example sentences
- lapse Tom began to lapse in and out of consciousness.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| elapse | falling | |
| lapse | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 2 letters
- go1
- 3 letters
- run1, fly1
- 4 letters
- pass1, slip1
- 5 letters
- slide1, lapse1
- 9 letters
- intervene3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (intervene3 = 3 syllables).