plural of lapse

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of lapse

A temporary failure; a slip. / A decline or fall in standards. / A pause in continuity. / An interval of time between events. / A termination of a right etc., through disuse or neglect.

(intransitive) To fall away gradually; to subside. / (intransitive) To fall into error or heresy. / To slip into a bad habit that one is trying to avoid. / (intransitive) To become void.

simple past tense and past participle of lapse

Discontinued; having ceased or gone out of use. / (of a person) Changed to a less valued condition or state; especially having lost one's religious faith.

present participle of lapse

The act or process by which something lapses.

plural of lapful

plural of lapsing