How do you say the word collapse?
What does collapsed mean?
intransitive verb. 1 : to fall or shrink together abruptly and completely : fall into a jumbled or flattened mass through the force of external pressure a blood vessel that collapsed.
Does collapse mean die?
If someone collapses, they fall down because of being sick or weak: He collapsed and died of a heart attack.
Is the T silent in exactly?
When the T and D sounds come between two other consonant sounds, many Americans will drop them. But when we add the -ly ending, it now comes between two consonants. You’ll hear a lot of native speakers say ‘exactly‘, with no T sound. Exactly, exactly.