apocalypse
To revealTo reveal.
» What's your plan for the apocalypse?
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3 senses(transitive, uncommon)To reveal.
(informal, intransitive, rare)To dwell on a huge disaster one expects to take place.
(ambitransitive, informal, rare)To bring about (a huge disaster).
Examples
22 sentencesWhat's your plan for the apocalypse?
Who would die first in the apocalypse?
Rodrigo was completely unaware of the zombie apocalypse.
What's your weapon of choice in the apocalypse?
Which of us would die first in the apocalypse?
Origin
From Middle English apocalips, from Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokFrom Middle English apocalips, from Latin apocalypsis, from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”, literally “uncovering”), from ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “to reveal”), from ἀπό (apó, “back, away from”) + καλύπτω (kalúptō, “to cover”), + -σις (-sis, suffix forming nouns). The sense evolution to "catastrophe, end of the world" stems from the depiction of such events in the biblical Book of Revelation, also called the Apocalypse of (i.e. Revelation to) John.
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Forms
apocalypses, apocalypsing, apocalypsed, apocalypsed| Base form | apocalypse · to apocalypse |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | apocalypses |
| Present participle | apocalypsing |
| Past simple | apocalypsed |
| Past participle | apocalypsed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle