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Lapse — Lapse, v. t. 1. To let slip; to permit to devolve on another; to allow to pass. [1913 Webster] An appeal may be deserted by the appellant s lapsing the term of law. Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] 2. To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Let There Be More Light — Chanson par Pink Floyd extrait de l’album A Saucerful of Secrets Pays Royaume Uni … Wikipédia en Français
lapse — ▪ I. lapse lapse 1 [læps] verb [intransitive] 1. COMMERCE if a contract, agreement, or offer lapses, it ends because an agreed time limit has passed: • The customer has the right to exercise the option or allow the option to lapse. • There are… … Financial and business terms
lapse — Synonyms and related words: abeyance, about face, advance, alchemy, apostasy, apostatize, assimilation, assumption, atavism, atheism, atrocity, backing, backset, backslide, backsliding, backward deviation, backward motion, backward step, balk, be … Moby Thesaurus
lapse — lapser, n. /laps/, n., v., lapsed, lapsing. n. 1. an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard: a lapse of justice. 2. a slip or error,… … Universalium
lapse — 1 noun (C) 1 a short time when someone is careless or forgetful (+ in): There haven t been any lapses in security recently. (+ of): A single lapse of concentration cost Becker the game. | a memory lapse (=when you cannot remember something for a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lapse — [[t]læps[/t]] n. v. lapsed, laps•ing 1) an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state: a lapse of justice[/ex] 2) a slip or error, often of a trivial sort: a lapse of memory[/ex] 3) an interval or … From formal English to slang
lapse — I. noun Etymology: Latin lapsus, from labi to slip more at sleep Date: 1526 1. a. a slight error typically due to forgetfulness or inattention < a lapse in table manners > b. a temporary deviation or fall especially from a higher to a lower state … New Collegiate Dictionary
lapse — 1. noun 1) a lapse of concentration Syn: failure, slip, error, mistake, blunder, fault, omission; informal slip up 2) his lapse into petty crime Syn: decline, fall, falling … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
lapse — /læps/ noun ♦ a lapse of time a period of time which has passed ■ verb to stop being valid, or to stop being active ● The guarantee has lapsed. ● The takeover bid was allowed to lapse when only 13% of the shareholders accepted the offer. ♦ to let … Dictionary of banking and finance
