collapse

CEFRB2

/kəˈlæps/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To fall down suddenly or lose strength.

  2. 02

    noun

    A sudden fall or failure.

Examples

  • If you don't take a vacation, you'll collapse.

  • The engineers blew up the bridge because it was about to collapse.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /klæps/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To cease to function due to a sudden breakdown; to fail suddenly and completely.

  2. To fold compactly.

  3. To break apart and fall down suddenly; to cave in.

More examples

In context

  • Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.

  • Immediately after his wicket the team collapsed for 69.

  • Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse.

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Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From Latin collāpsus (past participle of collābor).