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- [lapst]
- /læpst/
- /læpst/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lapst]
- /læpst/
Definitions of lapsed word
- adjective lapsed expired; voided; terminated: a lapsed insurance policy. 1
- adjective lapsed no longer committed to or following the tenets of a particular belief, obligation, position, etc.: a lapsed Catholic. 1
- noun lapsed 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. 1
- noun lapsed a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure: a lapse of memory. 1
- noun lapsed an interval or passage of time; elapsed period: a lapse of ten minutes before the program resumed. 1
- noun lapsed a moral fall, as from rectitude or virtue. 1
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Origin of lapsed
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1610-20; lapse + -ed2
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Parts of speech for Lapsed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lapsed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lapsed
adj lapsed
adjective lapsed
- failed — unsuccessful; failed: a totally fail policy.
- former — preceding in time; prior or earlier: during a former stage in the proceedings.
- has-been — a person or thing that is no longer effective, successful, popular, etc.
- erstwhile — Former.
- recent — of late occurrence, appearance, or origin; lately happening, done, made, etc.: recent events; a recent trip.
preposition lapsed
- up — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
Antonyms for lapsed
adjective lapsed
- current — A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river, lake, or sea.
Top questions with lapsed
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