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Meanings of lapse in English

Portuguese
quebra
Catalan
caiguda
Spanish
caída

A failure to maintain a higher state.

quebra
Portuguese
ir
Spanish
seguir
Catalan
caure en

Pass by.

ir
Portuguese
negligência
Catalan
lapsus
Spanish
olvido

A mistake resulting from inattention.

negligência
Catalan
recaure

Drop to a lower level, as in one's morals or standards.

recaure
Synonyms
Examples for "backslide"
Examples for "backslide"
1
There will be significant consequences for parties that backslide or simply stand still.
Reuters
2
Corbyn said he was not sure whether it was a backstop or a backslide.
The Guardian
3
Unless he is in some way awakened, he will backslide.
How to Live a Holy Life
4
I became another young person to "backslide" and slip through the cracks.
Ebony
5
Will you promise me that you will never backslide again?
Jitterbug Perfume
Usage of lapse in English
1
The problem is when the memory lapse results in a serious outcome.
Radio NZ
2
Lockup commitments, typically of three years, begin to lapse later this year.
Reuters
3
However, if your relationship ends, your South African Spousal Permit will lapse.
The South African
4
Domestic violence is not about anger or a temporary lapse of control.
Ebony
5
Why didn't things simply lapse back to the way they'd always been?
Prince Lestat
6
Watch a time lapse film of the new insurance HQ being built.
BBC
7
This time-lapse footage shows the two-month repair effort in just two minutes.
BBC
8
After that its right to return to the panel proceedings would lapse.
Reuters
9
Through lapse of time the few claim the inheritance of the many.
Wise or Otherwise
10
In the lapse of ages Nothing coalesced into Unity, the Great Monad.
Religions of Ancient China
11
It is a serious lapse and one that is entirely my fault.
Reuters
12
Have a look at some of his other time-lapse video work here.
The South African
13
The lapse of ages has not rendered us wiser in this respect.
Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men / First Series
14
This time-lapse footage shows how engineers managed to get the job done.
BBC
15
A new time-lapse video of SpaceX's Starship was shared Space Padre Isle.
The South African
16
Important football games flashed by like time-lapse summaries of the passing years.
The Guardian
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Translations for lapse
Lapse through the time
Lapse across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common