elapse.
To pass or move by.
Meaning & usage
To pass or move by.
He allowed a month to elapse before beginning the work.
Several days elapsed before they met again.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *(s)leh₂b-der.? Latin lābor Latin ēlābor Latin elapsusder. Middle French elapser English elapse From Middle French elapser, from Latin elapsus.
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