lapse
/læps/noun, verb1 syllable
Lapse means: for time to move forward.
Synonyms for lapse36
noun, as in a failure to maintain a higher state
noun, as in a mistake resulting from inattention
verb, as in for time to move forward
verb, as in go back to bad behavior
verb, as in drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
What does lapse mean?9
verb
for time to move forward“three years elapsed”
go back to bad behavior“Those who recidivate are often minor criminals”
pass into a specified state or condition; sink into“He sank into nirvana”
drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards
end, at least for a long time“The correspondence lapsed”
let slip“He lapsed his membership”
noun
a failure to maintain a higher state
a mistake resulting from inattention
a break or intermission in the occurrence of something“a lapse of three weeks between letters”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with lapse?17
Lapse in a sentence
- Every time we talk about this, you lapse into silence.mccarras
- Schwartzberg is known for his dazzling time-lapse nature photography.Hybrid
- It was a serious lapse in judgment.ddnktr
- Tom began to lapse in and out of consciousness.ddnktr
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of lapse
as a noun
- plural
- lapses
as a verb
- past tense
- lapsed
- present participle
- lapsing
- third-person singular
- lapses
- past participle
- lapsed