ENGLISH WORD FILE NO. 00799 · Core CSAT & TOEIC Vocabulary
collapse
v.
US/kəˈlæps/
UK/kəˈlæps/
CSAT Frequency72/100
TOEIC Frequency65/100
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Meanings of collapse
1verb
To fall down or cave in suddenly, or to fail completely and abruptly.
The old bridge collapsed under the weight of heavy traffic.
The old bridge collapsed under the weight of heavy traffic.
The company collapsed due to poor financial management and corruption.
The company collapsed due to poor financial management and corruption.
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Derivatives of collapse
collapsed
having fallen down or failed completely (adjective)
The collapsed building was declared unsafe for habitation.
The collapsed building was declared unsafe for habitation.
collapsing
falling down or failing at the moment of action (adjective/present participle)
The collapsing infrastructure required immediate government intervention.
The collapsing infrastructure required immediate government intervention.
collapse into
to fall or break down into a particular state or condition (phrasal verb)
The negotiations eventually collapsed into complete breakdown.
The negotiations eventually collapsed into complete breakdown.
mental collapse
emotional or psychological breakdown (noun phrase)
He suffered a mental collapse after months of overwork.
He suffered a mental collapse after months of overwork.
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Synonyms & Antonyms of collapse
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Common Phrases with collapse
collapse suddenlycollapse suddenly
structural collapsestructural collapse
economic collapseeconomic collapse
collapse of the governmentcollapse of the government
on the verge of collapseon the verge of collapse
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Practice Question: collapse
Choose the best word for the blank
If the current trend continues, the entire ecosystem will ___ within the next decade.
- A collapsing
- B collapse
- C collapsed
- D be collapse
The simple future tense 'will' requires the base form of the verb, not gerund, past, or other forms.