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How to pronounce “lapsed”
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Pronunciation guide for lapsed
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of lapsed with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Climate change is becoming a problem you can taste
I'm a failed vegan and a lapsed vegetarian,
- Definition summary
- simple past and past participle of lapse
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce lapsed
Climate change is becoming a problem you can taste

I'm a failed vegan and a lapsed vegetarian,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “lapsed”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- simple past and past participle of lapse
- [Adjective]
- 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.
- (humorous) By extension, having changed a (secular) belief or adherence.
- (archaic, of a legacy) Having passed from the original holder or authority; no longer claimed.
- [Noun]
- nominative plural of laps
Practice Nearby Words
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