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   What is collapse noun?

   • Definition of collapse noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary [countable, usually singular, uncountable] a sudden failure of something, such as an institution, a business, or a course of action the collapse of law and order in the area The peace talks were on the verge of collapse.

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   What does it mean if a building collapses?

   • If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly. A section of the bridge collapsed. 6 meanings: 1. to fall down or cave in suddenly 2. to fail completely 3. to break down or fall down from lack of strength 4. to.... Click for more definitions.

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   How do you describe a collapse in a sentence?

   • collapse under someone's/something's weight The chair collapsed under her weight. figurative He thought his whole world had collapsed when his wife died. fall She slipped and fell. drop Several apples dropped from the tree. collapse Several buildings collapsed in the earthquake. crumple He fainted and crumpled into a heap on the floor.

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   Where did the word collapse come from?

   • The earliest known use of the noun collapse is in the 1800s. OED's earliest evidence for collapse is from 1801, in the writing of William Taylor, reviewer and translator. It is also recorded as a verb from the mid 1700s. collapse is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin collāpsus.

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   COLLAPSE definition: 1. to fall down suddenly because of pressure or having no strength or support: 2. If someone…. Learn more.

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     COLLAPSE meaning: 1. to fall down suddenly because of...

   • Collapse in Traditional Chinese

     COLLAPSE translate: 倒下, （由於壓力、無力或缺乏支持而）倒塌，坍塌;崩潰，垮掉,...

   • Znaczenie Collapse, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     COLLAPSE definicja: 1. to fall down suddenly because of...

   • Collapse: Thai Translation

     COLLAPSE translate: พังทลาย, ล้มป่วย, ล้มเหลว, พับได้. Learn...

   • Collapse in Arabic

     COLLAPSE translate: يَنْهار / يَسْقُط, يَنْهار / يَسْقُط....

   • Collapse in Catalan

     collapse translate: esfondrar-se, desplomar-se. Learn more...

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   What does the noun collapse mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun collapse. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. collapse has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. medicine (1800s) pathology (1800s) physiology (1830s) woodworking (1940s) Entry status.

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   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.

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   collapse. noun. /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 law and order in the area The peace talks were on the verge of collapse.

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   to break down or fall down from lack of strength. 4. to fold (furniture, etc) compactly or (of furniture, etc) to be designed to fold compactly. noun. 5. the act or instance of suddenly falling down, caving in, or crumbling. 6. a sudden failure or breakdown. Collins English Dictionary.

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   Collapse can also mean to fall unconscious or to pass out, as in The marathon runner collapsed due to heat stroke. Collapse can also be used as a noun in any of these senses, as in She determined that the coins dated back to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.