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- 1. hit by accident when moving: "she collided with someone" Similar
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COLLIDE definition: 1. (especially of moving objects) to hit something violently: 2. (especially of moving objects) to…. Learn more.
The meaning of COLLIDE is to come together with solid or direct impact. How to use collide in a sentence.
Collide definition: to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash. See examples of COLLIDE used in a sentence.
The verb collide has roots in the Latin word collidere, which comes from col- or “together” and laedere, “to strike or damage," like planes that collide in midair. Collide can also describe ideas that clash, such as expectations that collide with reality or radical views that collide with tradition.
COLLIDE meaning: 1. (especially of moving objects) to hit something violently: 2. (especially of moving objects) to…. Learn more.
If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them.
1. to crash together with a violent impact. 2. to conflict in attitude, opinion, or desire; clash; disagree. [C17: from Latin collīdere to clash together, from com- together + laedere to strike, wound]
verb. /kəˈlaɪd/ Verb Forms. [intransitive] if two people, vehicles, etc. collide, they crash into each other; if a person, vehicle, etc. collides with another, or with something that is not moving, they crash into it. The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog. Two trains collided head-on.
If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them.
If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them.
