lapse (2) — EN↔HI

lapse2

/læps लैप्‍स्‌/ verb [I]

1 (used about a contract, an agreement, etc.) to finish or stop, often by accident (अनुबंध, क़रार आदि का) समाप्‍त हो जाना (प्रायः लापरवाही से)

My membership has lapsed because I forgot to renew it.

2 to become weaker or stop for a short time क्षणभर के लिए क्षीण या लुप्‍त हो जाना

My concentration lapsed during the last part of the exam.

lapse into something to gradually pass into a worse or less active state or condition; to start speaking or behaving in a less acceptable way क्रमशः निम्‍नतर स्थिति या दशा में आ जाना, अवनत हो जाना; अनुचित ढंग से बोलने या व्‍यवहार करने लगना

to lapse into silence/a coma