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collapse verb (FALL) Add to word list. B2 [ I ] to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support: Thousands of buildings collapsed in the earthquake. collapse under someone's/something's weight The chair collapsed under her weight.
The meaning of COLLAPSE is to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely : fall into a jumbled or flattened mass through the force of external pressure. How to use collapse in a sentence.
Collapse contains advanced features for Honkai Impact 3rd that not only provide you with the ability to download and launch the game, but also some additional features that the Official Launcher doesn't have, including:
Collapse definition: to fall or cave in; crumble suddenly. See examples of COLLAPSE used in a sentence.
The act of falling down or inward, as from loss of supports. 2. An abrupt failure of function, strength, or health; a breakdown. 3. An abrupt loss of perceived value or of effect: the collapse of popular respect for the integrity of world leaders. [Latin collābī, collāps-, to fall together : com-, com- + lābī, to fall .]
If you collapse onto something, you sit or lie down suddenly because you are very tired. She arrived home exhausted and barely capable of showering before collapsing on her bed. [ VERB preposition ]
Definition of collapse verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To collapse means to fall over, cave in, or totally crumple. After finding out that the stock market has collapsed and your investments along with it, you'd probably collapse to the ground and sob uncontrollably.
collapse. noun. /kəˈlæps/. /kəˈlæps/. failure. [countable, usually singular, uncountable] a sudden failure of something, such as an institution, a business or a course of action. the collapse of the Soviet Union. The peace talks were on the verge of collapse.
• Gravitational collapse releases energy; and collapse to a single, dimensionless point releases an infinite amount of it. • The second-half collapse was subtle at first but sudden when it finally happened. • This is exactly the sort of collapse that keyed their six straight losses in the last two months of last season.
