Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Milabay
to elapse / to passVerb
- Alternative meanings
to elapse; to pass; for time to pass; to have passed; to occur and be left behind
- Pronunciation
mee-LAH-bye
- Root and affixes
Related to labay, to pass or elapse. Milabay indicates that something passed or elapsed.
- Variants or conjugations
elapsed; passed; pass by; time passed; passing of time; go by
- Related words and expressions
time; hour; day; yesterday; event; process; next; situation
- Meaning and usage notes
Milabay is often used for past time or time that has elapsed. For “transcurrir” as an event unfolding, nahitabo or mipadayon may fit depending on context.
basic vocabularydayselapsehourspasspastprocesstime
Milabay ang daghang oras.
Many hours elapsed.
Sa paglabay sa panahon, nausab ang tanan.
As time passed, everything changed.
