elapse

intr.v., e·lapsed, e·laps·ing, e·laps·es.
To slip by; pass: Weeks elapsed before we could start renovating.

n.
Passage; lapse: met again after an elapse of many years.

[Latin ēlābī, ēlāps- : ē-, ex-, ex- + lābī, to slip.]

verb

To move past in time: go (by), lapse, pass. See time.

IN BRIEF: To quietly go by or pass, as in time.

The two friends were amazed at how much time had elapsed since they had last seen each other.

Tutor's tip: The "illapse" (an influx) of fans into the stadium grew with the "elapse" (to slip or glide away) of time on tournament day.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: pass by, as of time
  Synonyms: lapse, pass, slip by, glide by, slip away, go by, slide by, go along

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - forløbe, gå
n. - forløb, lapsus, overgang

Nederlands (Dutch)
verlopen, verstrijken, periode

Français (French)
v. intr. - expirer, s'écouler, (se) passer
n. - écoulement, expiration

Deutsch (German)
v. - vergehen, verstreichen
n. - Ablauf, Verlauf

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (για χρόνο) διαβαίνω, παρέρχομαι, (νομ.) παραγράφομαι

Italiano (Italian)
trascorrere, spirare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - decorrer (o tempo)

Русский (Russian)
проходить, протекать, истекать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - caducar, pasar, expirar, transcurrir
n. - lapso

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - förflyta, förgå

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
过去, 消逝, 逝去

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 過去, 消逝
n. - 逝去, 過去

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 경과하다
n. - 경과, 추이

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 経つ
n. - 経過

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينقضي, يمر الوقت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮עבר, חלף‬
n. - ‮מעבר של פרק-זמן‬

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