word-vault/dist/data/cards/co/collapse.json

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{
    "term": "collapse",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "collapse",
            "heSheIt": "collapses"
        },
        "pastSimple": "collapsed",
        "pastParticiple": "collapsed",
        "ingForm": "collapsing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to fall down or fall in suddenly, often after breaking apart",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The roof collapsed under the weight of snow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The building had partially collapsed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Several buildings have collapsed into the ocean."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Timber buildings may simply rot and collapse."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Buildings"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["completely"],
                "preposition": ["into", "under"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to fall down (and usually become unconscious), especially because you are very ill",
            "sensetop": "collapse + adv./prep.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She collapsed and was rushed to hospital."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The man collapsed in a heap on the floor.",
                    "contextForm": "collapse + adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He collapsed in the street and died two hours later."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One night I practically collapsed from exhaustion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He collapsed with shock."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She collapsed suddenly from a heart attack."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The man collapsed against the wall and slid down it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They finally arrived, collapsing from fatigue."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health problems"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["suddenly", "immediately", "almost"],
                "preposition": ["against", "from", "with"],
                "phrases": ["collapse in a heap"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to sit or lie down and relax, especially after working hard",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "When I get home I like to collapse on the sofa and listen to music."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to fail suddenly or completely",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Talks between management and unions have collapsed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "All opposition to the plan has collapsed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The home side collapsed spectacularly in the second half."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The coalition collapsed under the pressure of differences between the two parties."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His building firm collapsed and he went bankrupt."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The scheme collapsed in the face of determined opposition."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The region's economy has virtually collapsed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In November the strike finally collapsed."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["eventually", "finally", "quickly"],
                "phrases": ["to collapse in the face of something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to decrease suddenly in amount or value",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Share prices collapsed after news of poor trading figures."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She lost a lot of money when the property market collapsed."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Change, cause and effect", "Money"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to fold something into a shape that uses less space; to be able to be folded in this way",
            "sensetop": "collapse (something)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The table collapses for easy storage."
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "fold"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "if a lung or blood vessel collapses or is collapsed, it falls in and becomes flat and empty",
            "sensetop": "collapse (something)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Health problems"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈlæps/",
                "audio": "co/collapse/collapse__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈlæpsɪz/",
                "audio": "co/collapse/collapses__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈlæpst/",
                "audio": "co/collapse/collapsed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈlæpsɪŋ/",
                "audio": "co/collapse/collapsing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈlæps/",
                "audio": "co/collapse/collapse__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈlæpsɪz/",
                "audio": "co/collapse/collapses__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈlæpst/",
                "audio": "co/collapse/collapsed__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈlæpsɪŋ/",
                "audio": "co/collapse/collapsing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent. (as collapsed): from medical Latin collapsus, past participle of collabi, from col- ‘together’ + labi ‘to slip’."
}