lapsed

UK
/læpst/
US
/læpst/
lapsedadjective
more lapsed
Comp.
most lapsed
Super.
UK
/læpst/
US
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Translations
The lapsed contract caused a lot of confusion.
Истекший контракт вызвал много путаницы.
The lapsed garden was overgrown with weeds.
Заброшенный сад зарос сорняками.
He is a lapsed Catholic who no longer attends church.
Он отступивший католик, который больше не посещает церковь.
Additional translations
истекший по сроку
Definitions
No longer valid or active; expired.
The lapsed membership meant she could no longer access the club's facilities.
Having declined from a previous standard or state; fallen.
His lapsed morals were evident in his recent behavior.
No longer following the rules or practices of a particular religion or belief.
As a lapsed Catholic, she no longer attended church services.
lapseverb

lapsed

Past Simple

lapsed
Past Simple
lapsed
Past Participle
lapsing
Gerund
UK
/læps/
US
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Translations
The contract will lapse at the end of the month.
Контракт истечет в конце месяца.
His membership will lapse if he doesn't renew it soon.
Его членство прекратится, если он не продлит его в ближайшее время.
The rights will lapse to the state if not claimed.
Права перейдут государству, если их не заявят.
Additional translations
Definitions
To fall or slip into a worse or lower condition.
After months of hard work, he lapsed into his old habits.
To become invalid or void due to the passage of time or inaction.
The insurance policy will lapse if you don't pay the premium by the due date.
To pass gradually or smoothly into a different state or condition.
The conversation lapsed into silence as the evening wore on.
lapsenoun
Definitions
A temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment.
The lapse in his memory caused him to forget the meeting.
An interval or passage of time.
There was a lapse of several years between the two events.
A decline or fall from a previous standard or state.
The lapse in quality was noticeable in the latest product release.
The termination or expiration of a right, privilege, or policy through neglect or the passage of time.
The lapse of the patent left the invention in the public domain.
lapsepast participle

lapsed

Common in contexts like 'lapsed policy', meaning 'no longer valid/active'
Definitions
No longer valid, active, or in force; expired or terminated.
The lapsed membership had to be renewed before he could enter the club.
lapseadjective
Definitions
Attributive. Relating to or involving a lapse, especially one of time or validity.
The contract contains a lapse provision that voids it after a year of inactivity.