- lapse into
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lapse into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lapse into : present tense I/you/we/they lapse into he/she/it lapses into present participle lapsing into past tense lapsed into past participle lapsed into a) lapse into something to gradually change to a… … English dictionary
lapse into sth — UK US lapse into sth Phrasal Verb with lapse({{}}/læps/ verb [I] ► to gradually get into a worse state or condition: »It seems likely that some of these countries will lapse into economic and political chaos. »The finance minister dismissed… … Financial and business terms
lapse into — pass gradually into (a different, often worse, state or condition). → lapse … English new terms dictionary
lapse into — slip back into, sink down into … English contemporary dictionary
ˈlapse into sth — phrasal verb to change to a different way of speaking or behaving She often lapses into French (= starts speaking French).[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
lapse into — … Useful english dictionary
lapse into something — … Useful english dictionary
lapse — n 1 slip, *error, mistake, blunder, faux pas, bull, howler, boner Analogous words: *offense, sin, vice, crime: *fault, failing, frailty, foible: transgression, *breach, violation, trespass 2 relapse, backsliding (see under LAPSE vb) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Lapse — Lapse, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lapsed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lapsing}.] 1. To pass slowly and smoothly downward, backward, or away; to slip downward, backward, or away; to glide; mostly restricted to figurative uses. [1913 Webster] A tendency to lapse… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lapse — [laps] n. [L lapsus, a fall: see LAP1] 1. a slip of the tongue, pen, or memory; small error; fault 2. a) a falling away from a moral standard; moral slip b) a falling or slipping into a lower or worse condition, esp. for a short time 3 … English World dictionary
