elapse

[US]/ɪˈlæps/
[UK]/ɪˈlæps/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. pass by; disappear
n. the passage of time; the passing away.
Word Forms
Past Participleelapsed
Third Person Singularelapses
Past Tenseelapsed
Present Participleelapsing
Pluralelapses

Phrases & Collocations

time elapsed

udløbet tid

Example Sentences

met again after an elapse of many years.

mødtes igen efter et langt tidsrum.

weeks elapsed before anyone was charged with the attack.

Der gik uger før nogen blev anklaget for overfaldet.

Four years have elapsed since he went to London.

Fire år er gået siden han rejste til London.

Weeks elapsed before we could start renovating.

Der gik uger før vi kunne begynde at renovere.

Five months have elapsed since he joined the army.

Fem måneder er gået siden han tiltrådte i hæren.

A month elapsed, the girl was narcose all the same.The boy was peaked and pined, but he still believed that she would get better one day.

En måned gik, pigen var stadig i narkose. Drengen var træt og udmattet, men han troede stadig, at hun ville blive bedre en dag.

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