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   Col·lide

   /kəˈlīd/

   

   verb

   • 1. hit with force when moving: "she collided with someone" Similar crash (into)come into collision (with)bang (into)slam (into)impact (with)hitstrikerun intomeet head-onsmash intosmack intocannon intoplow intobump intocrack into/againstknock intodash againstinformal:barrel into
   • ▪ come into conflict or opposition: "in his work, politics and metaphysics collide" Similar conflictbe in conflictcome into conflictbe in oppositionclashdifferdivergedisagreebe at variancebe at oddsbe incompatibleOpposite coalesce

   Word Origin early 17th century (in the sense ‘cause to collide’): from Latin collidere, from col- ‘together’ + laedere ‘to strike’.

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   The meaning of COLLIDE is to come together with solid or direct impact. How to use collide in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOLLIDE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ( especially of moving objects) to hit something violently: The two vans collided at the crossroads. collide with It was predicted that a comet would collide with one of the planets. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding. anti-collision. anti-shock. bang around. bowl someone over. broadside.

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   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.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › collideCOLLIDE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ( especially of moving objects) to hit something violently: The two vans collided at the crossroads. collide with It was predicted that a comet would collide with one of the planets. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding. anti-collision. anti-shock. bang around. bowl someone over. broadside.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › collideCollide - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of collide. verb. crash together with violent impact. “The cars collided ” synonyms: clash. see more. verb. cause to collide. “The physicists collided the particles” see more. verb. be incompatible; be or come into conflict. synonyms: clash, jar. see more. Pronunciation. US. /kəˈlaɪd/ UK. /kəˈlaɪd/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOLLIDE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   6 days ago · 1. verb. 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. Two trains collided head-on in north-eastern Germany early this morning.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitioncollide verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   collide (rather formal) (of two vehicles or people) to crash into each other; (of a vehicle or person) to crash into somebody/ something else: The car and the van collided head-on in thick fog. smash ( rather informal ) to crash into something with a lot of force; to make something do this; to crash a car: