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English noun: lapse | |||
| 1. | lapse (act) a mistake resulting from inattention | ||
| Synonyms | oversight | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | error, fault, mistake | ||
| 2. | lapse (time) a break or intermission in the occurrence of something | ||
| Samples | A lapse of three weeks between letters. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension | ||
| 3. | lapse (act) a failure to maintain a higher state | ||
| Synonyms | backsliding, lapsing, relapse, relapsing, reversion, reverting | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | failure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | recidivism | ||
English verb: lapse | |||
| 1. | lapse (motion) pass into a specified state or condition | ||
| Samples | He sank into nirvana. | ||
| Synonyms | pass, sink | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| 2. | lapse (change) end, at least for a long time | ||
| Samples | The correspondence lapsed. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cease, end, finish, stop, terminate | ||
| 3. | lapse (change) drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards | ||
| Synonyms | backslide | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | drop away, drop off, fall away, slip | ||
| 4. | lapse (body) go back to bad behavior | ||
| Samples | Those who recidivate are often minor criminals. | ||
| Synonyms | fall back, recidivate, regress, relapse, retrogress | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | regress, retrovert, return, revert, turn back | ||
| 5. | lapse (possession) let slip | ||
| Samples | He lapsed his membership. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forego, forfeit, forgo, give up, throw overboard, waive | ||
| 6. | lapse (motion) pass by | ||
| Samples | Three years elapsed. | ||
| Synonyms | elapse, glide by, go along, go by, pass, slide by, slip away, slip by | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fell, fly, vanish | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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