crash
To collide with something destructivelyTo collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently.
» She died in a plane crash.
Sie kam bei einem Flugzeugabsturz ums Leben.
Она погибла в авиакатастрофе.
Вона загинула в авіакатастрофі.
Meaning
13 senses(intransitive)To collide with something destructively; to fall or come down violently.
When the car crashed into a house, the driver was heavily injured.
After driving into a tree last week, grandpa's crashed into a deer this morning.
krachen, anprallen, zerschmettern
разби́тьсяrazbítʹsja, вре́затьсяvrézatʹsja, гро́хнутьсяgróxnutʹsja
розбива́тисяrozbyvátysja, розби́тисяrozbýtysja
fall or come down violently
(transitive)To cause something to collide with something else, especially when this results in damage.
I'm sorry for crashing the bike into a wall. I'll pay for repairs.
zerstören
разби́тьrazbítʹ, гро́хнутьgróxnutʹ, слома́тьslomátʹ
(transitive)To hit or strike with force.
To make a sudden loud noise.
Thunder crashed directly overhead.
make a sudden loud sound
(transitive)To accelerate a project or a task or its schedule by devoting more resources to it.
(intransitive, slang)To make or experience informal temporary living arrangements, especially overnight.
Hey dude, can I crash at your pad?
pennen, übernachten, knacken
переночева́тьperenočevátʹ
(slang, transitive)To give, as a favor.
(intransitive, slang)To lie down for a long rest, sleep or nap, as from tiredness or exhaustion.
(intransitive)To experience a period of depression and/or lethargy after a period of euphoria, as after the euphoric effect of a psychotropic drug has dissipated.
(intransitive)To terminate or halt execution due to an exception.
If the system crashes again, we'll have it fixed in the computer shop.
(transitive)To cause an exception that terminates or halts execution.
Double-clicking this icon crashes the desktop.
abstürzen
авари́йно заверши́тьсяavaríjno zaveršítʹsja, вы́лететьvýletetʹ, упа́стьupástʹ
cause to crash
To take a sudden and severe turn for the worse; to rapidly and catastrophically deteriorate.
undergo a sudden and severe downturn
Examples
699 sentencesShe died in a plane crash.
Вона загинула в авіакатастрофі.
ruОна погибла в авиакатастрофе.
deSie kam bei einem Flugzeugabsturz ums Leben.
Tom died in a plane crash.
Том загинув у авіакатастрофі.
ruТом погиб в авиакатастрофе.
deTom starb bei einem Flugzeugabsturz.
Tom was killed in a plane crash.
Том загинув у авіакатастрофі.
ruТом погиб в авиакатастрофе.
deTom kam bei einem Flugzeugabsturz ums Leben.
Tom was killed in a car crash.
Том загинув у автомобільній аварії.
ruТом погиб в аварии.
deTom wurde in einem Autounfall getötet.
Tom got killed in a car crash.
Том загинув у автомобільній аварії.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English crasshen, crasschen, craschen (“to break into pieces”), of uncertain oFrom Middle English crasshen, crasschen, craschen (“to break into pieces”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a variant of earlier *crasken, from crasen (“to break”) + -k (formative suffix); or from earlier *craskien, *craksien, a variant of craken (“to crack, break open”) (for form development compare break, brask, brash).
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Forms
crashes, crashing, crashed, crashedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
18 synonyms- stop operating:go down
- hurl or thrust violently:dash
- undergo damage or destruction on impact:ram
- break violently or noisily; smash:break upbreak apart
- enter uninvited; informal:barge ingate-crash
Word family
7 related wordsLessons 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
Collocations
12 patterns- plane crash
- the plane crash
- in the crash
- survived the crash
- a plane crash
- crashed his car
- crashed into a
- car crash
- airplane crashed
- my computer crashed
- of the crash
- a car crash