Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to collapse
Participle: collapsed
Gerund: collapsing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | collapse |
| you | collapse |
| he;she;it | collapses |
| we | collapse |
| you | collapse |
| they | collapse |
Perfect
| I | have collapsed |
| you | have collapsed |
| he;she;it | has collapsed |
| we | have collapsed |
| you | have collapsed |
| they | have collapsed |
Past
| I | collapsed |
| you | collapsed |
| he;she;it | collapsed |
| we | collapsed |
| you | collapsed |
| they | collapsed |
Pluperfect
| I | had collapsed |
| you | had collapsed |
| he;she;it | had collapsed |
| we | had collapsed |
| you | had collapsed |
| they | had collapsed |
Future
| I | will collapse |
| you | will collapse |
| he;she;it | will collapse |
| we | will collapse |
| you | will collapse |
| they | will collapse |
Future Perfect
| I | will have collapsed |
| you | will have collapsed |
| he;she;it | will have collapsed |
| we | will have collapsed |
| you | will have collapsed |
| they | will have collapsed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | collapse |
| you | collapse |
| he;she;it | collapse |
| we | collapse |
| you | collapse |
| they | collapse |
Perfect
| I | have collapsed |
| you | have collapsed |
| he;she;it | have collapsed |
| we | have collapsed |
| you | have collapsed |
| they | have collapsed |
Imperfect
| I | collapsed |
| you | collapsed |
| he;she;it | collapsed |
| we | collapsed |
| you | collapsed |
| they | collapsed |
Pluperfect
| I | had collapsed |
| you | had collapsed |
| he;she;it | had collapsed |
| we | had collapsed |
| you | had collapsed |
| they | had collapsed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would collapse |
| you | would collapse |
| he;she;it | would collapse |
| we | would collapse |
| you | would collapse |
| they | would collapse |
Perfect
| I | would have collapsed |
| you | would have collapsed |
| he;she;it | would have collapsed |
| we | would have collapsed |
| you | would have collapsed |
| they | would have collapsed |
Imperative
| you | collapse |
| we | Let's collapse |
| you | collapse |
Verbs conjugated like 'collapse'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'collapse'
collage,
collate,
illapse,
recollapse,
uncollapse,
claps,
clause,
cleanse,
coalise,
collab,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1732, from L.
collapsus, pp. of
collabi "fall together," from
com- "together" +
labi "to fall, slip." The pp.
collapsed is attested from 1609, from L.
collapsus, and this seems to have suggested the verb.
2. From Latin collāpsus (past participle of collābor).
Verbs referencing "collapse"
Esperanto
kolapsi.
Sample Sentences
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A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it. [1843, Samuel Maunder, The Scientific and Literary Treasury:]
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Pyramid schemes tend to generate profits for a while and then collapse.
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However much we like to think of ourselves as something special in world history, in fact industrial societies are subject to the same principles that caused earlier societies to collapse. [1988, Joseph Tainter, “Summary and Implications”, in The Collapse of Complex Societies, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 216:]
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Immediately after his wicket the team collapsed for 69.
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Hurry up and collapse the tent so we can get moving.
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Thomas added: "We presented our experiences of frantically trying to collapse a pram, surrounded by loads of grumpy commuters. [2023 August 9, Paul Clifton, “Network News: Family-friendly travel: new standard covers pushchairs”, in RAIL, number 989, page 26:]
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The exhausted singer collapsed on stage and had to be taken to the hospital.