elapse

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Plain form
elapse

Third-person singular
elapses

Past tense
elapsed

Past participle
elapsed

Present participle
elapsing

  1. If time elapses, it passes.
    Almost 5 years had elapsed since I'd seen her.
    The team allowed only three minutes to elapse before scoring the first goal.

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