COLLAPSE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of collapse – Learner’s Dictionary

collapse
verb
uk
/kəˈlæps/
us

collapse verb (FALL)

B2
When someone collapses, they fall down, usually because they are sick or weak:
He collapsed and died of a heart attack.

collapse verb (OBJECT)

B2
to fall down or towards the inside, or to make a structure or object fall down or towards its inside:
The roof collapsed under the weight of snow.

collapse verb (FAIL)

to fail to work or succeed:
The peace talks have collapsed.
collapse
uk
/kəˈlæps/
us

collapse noun [C, U] (FAILURE)

collapse noun [C, U] (FALL)

(Definition of collapse from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of collapse

in Chinese (Traditional)
倒下, (由於壓力、無力或缺乏支持而)倒塌,坍塌, 崩潰,垮掉…
in Chinese (Simplified)
倒下, (由于压力、无力或缺乏支持而)倒塌,坍塌, 崩溃,垮掉…
in Spanish
desplomarse, desplome, hundirse…
in Portuguese
desmoronar, desabar, desmaiar…
in more languages
in Marathi
in Japanese
in Turkish
in French
in Catalan
in Dutch
in Tamil
in Hindi
in Gujarati
in Danish
in Swedish
in Malay
in German
in Norwegian
in Urdu
in Ukrainian
in Russian
in Telugu
in Arabic
in Bengali
in Czech
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
in Korean
in Italian
कोसळणे, खाली कोसळणे, कोलमडणे - काम सुरू ठेवण्यास किंवा योग्यरित्या कार्य करण्यास अचानकपणे अक्षम होणे…
(もの)がつぶれる, (もの)をつぶす, (人)が倒れる…
düşmek, yıkılmak, çökmek…
s’évanouir, perdre connaissance, s’effondrer…
esfondrar-se, desplomar-se…
instorten, in elkaar zakken, mislukken…
அழுத்தம் அல்லது பலம் அல்லது ஆதரவு இல்லாததால் திடீரென கீழே விழ, யாராவது சரிந்தார்கள் என்றால், அவர்களது உடல்நிலை சரியில்லை அல்லது பலவீனமாக இருப்பதால் கீழே விழுகிறாரகள்.…
(दाब से या मजबूती की कमी के कारण) ढहना, टूटना, (अस्वस्थ या कमज़ोर होने के कारण) गिरना…
પડી ગયું, તૂટી ગયું, દબાણ અથવા શક્તિના અભાવને કારણે પડી ગયું…
styrte sammen, falde sammen, bryde sammen…
kollapsa, bryta samman, fälla ihop…
runtuh, jatuh pengsan, gagal…
zusammenbrechen, scheitern, zusammenklappen…
kollapse, falle sammen, bryte sammen…
گرجانا, ڈھیر ہوجانا, ہمت ہار دینا…
руйнуватися, обвалюватися, дуже знесилюватися…
падать, валиться (от болезни, усталости)…
కూలిపోవు, ఒత్తిడి వల్ల గాని ఎలాంటి బలం, ఆసరా లేకపోవడం వాళ్ళ గాని అకస్మాత్తుగా కింద పడి పోవు.…
يَنْهار, يَسْقُط…
ধ্বসে পড়া, ভেঙে পড়া, দুর্বল অবস্থায় পড়ে যাওয়া…
zřítit se, zhroutit se, ztroskotat…
runtuh, pingsan, gagal…
พังทลาย, ล้มป่วย, ล้มเหลว…
sụp đổ, ngã quỵ xuống, sụp đổ tan tành…
upaść, zawalić się, załamać się…
붕괴되다, 쓰러지다…
crollare, andare in rovina, crollare (a terra)…
Need a translator?

Get a quick, free translation!

 

Word of the Day

decibel

UK
/ˈdes.ɪ.bel/
US
/ˈdes.ɪ.bel/

a unit for measuring the loudness of sound

About this

New Words

WFB

More new words
has been added to list
Follow us
Choose a dictionary
  • Recent and Recommended
  • Definitions
    Clear explanations of natural written and spoken English
    English Learner’s Dictionary Essential British English Essential American English
  • Grammar and thesaurus
    Usage explanations of natural written and spoken English
    Grammar Thesaurus
  • Pronunciation
    British and American pronunciations with audio
    English Pronunciation
  • Translation
    Click on the arrows to change the translation direction.
    Bilingual Dictionaries
    • English–Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Simplified)–English
    • English–Chinese (Traditional) Chinese (Traditional)–English
    • English–Dutch Dutch–English
    • English–French French–English
    • English–German German–English
    • English–Indonesian Indonesian–English
    • English–Italian Italian–English
    • English–Japanese Japanese–English
    • English–Norwegian Norwegian–English
    • English–Polish Polish–English
    • English–Portuguese Portuguese–English
    • English–Spanish Spanish–English
    • English–Swedish Swedish–English
    Semi-bilingual Dictionaries
    English–Arabic English–Bengali English–Catalan English–Czech English–Danish English–Gujarati English–Hindi English–Korean English–Malay English–Marathi English–Russian English–Tamil English–Telugu English–Thai English–Turkish English–Ukrainian English–Urdu English–Vietnamese
  • Dictionary +Plus
    Word Lists
My word lists

To add collapse to a word list please sign up or log in.

Sign up or Log in
My word lists

Add collapse to one of your lists below, or create a new one.

More
Go to your word lists
Tell us about this example sentence: