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- [laps]
- /læps/
- /læps/
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- [laps]
- /læps/
Definitions of lapses word
- noun lapses 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 lapses a slip or error, often of a trivial sort; failure: a lapse of memory. 1
- noun lapses an interval or passage of time; elapsed period: a lapse of ten minutes before the program resumed. 1
- noun lapses a moral fall, as from rectitude or virtue. 1
- noun lapses a fall or decline to a lower grade, condition, or degree; descent; regression: a lapse into savagery. 1
- noun lapses the act of falling, slipping, sliding, etc., slowly or by degrees. 1
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Origin of lapses
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Latin lāpsus an error, slipping, failing, equivalent to lāb(ī) to slide, slip, fall, make a mistake + -sus, for -tus suffix of v. action
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Parts of speech for Lapses
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lapses popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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.
lapses usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lapses
verb lapses
- declines — Plural form of decline.
- falls — Albert Bacon, 1861–1944, U.S. politician: senator 1912–21; secretary of the Interior 1921–23; convicted in Teapot Dome scandal.
- drops — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- degenerates — Plural form of degenerate.
- dies — Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
noun lapses
- failures — Plural form of failure.
- errors — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of error.
- hiccups — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
- crimes — Plural form of crime.
- failings — Plural form of failing.
Antonyms for lapses
verb lapses
noun lapses
- advantages — A condition or circumstance that puts one in a favorable or superior position.
- behaviors — manner of behaving or acting.
- cares — a private organization for the collection of funds, goods, etc., for distribution to the needy in foreign countries.
- corrections — Plural form of correction.
- kindnesses — Plural form of kindness.
Top questions with lapses
- what happens if car insurance lapses?
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- what happens when insurance lapses?
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- what happens when a life insurance policy lapses?
- what happens if your insurance lapses?
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