Meaning of lapas

elapse

exceed

violate

a. past, beyond a time or place considered right. Lápas na sa alas unsi, It’s past eleven o’clock. Lápas na ang dyíp sa átù, The jeep has gone past our place; v. 1. go past a certain time or place, do something beyond, esp. where one shouldn’t. Bayri sa dì pa makalápas sa tagal, Pay it off before it goes beyond the due date. Dì na makalápas sa túhud ang sinínà sa átung mga kababayin-an karun, Women’s dresses these days no longer go beyond their knees. Ayawg lapása (lapási, palapása, palapási) ang utlánan, Don’t build beyond the boundary of your land. Ayaw ug ilápas (ipalápas) ang kural sa utlánan, Don’t have the fence go beyond the boundary. Naminyù na ang ímung manghud ikaw walà pa, hinglapasan hinúun ka, Your younger sister has gotten married, but you haven’t. You have been passed over; 1a. — na sa kalindaryu v. for a woman to have reached an age greater than the number of days in the calendar (lit. gone beyond the calendar). Lisud ka nang maminyù ug mulápas (malápas) ka na sa kalindaryu, You’ll find it hard to get married if you get above thirty; 2. violate a law, go beyond certain rules or agreements. Wà pa dungga nga mulápas kug sáad, I’ve never been known to break a promise. Nakalápas ka sa maáyung pamatásan, You have gone beyond the bounds of good behavior. (→) n. abalone, so called because the meat tends to extend beyond the shell. ka-an n. violation, actions going beyond a code. Pasaylúa kami Ginúu sa ámung mga kalapásan, Forgive us, Lord, our trespasses. ma-un a. going beyond the limits of right action.