English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Collapse Pronunciation
Collapse is pronounced kuh-LAPS, IPA /kəˈlæps/.
kuh-LAPS
US /kəˈlæps/ · UK /kəˈlæps/
Syllables: kuh · LAPS (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb and noun: To fall down or inwards suddenly, or a sudden failure of something.
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Collapse in a Sentence
- The back wall collapsed during the storm.
- She collapsed on the sofa and slept until seven.
- The collapse of the firm put sixty people out of work.
Common Mispronunciations of Collapse
Not KAH-laps
Push the voice onto the second beat. The opening is a colourless kuh that goes by almost unheard.
Not kuh-LAP
A p and an s close the word together, so it finishes exactly like lapse.
Tip: Two l letters in the spelling still make one l sound, as they do in collect and college.
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