Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense collides, present participle colliding, past tense, past participle collided
1. verb
If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collideswith a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them.
Two trains collided head-on in north-eastern Germany early this morning. [VERB]
Racing up the stairs, he almost collided with Daisy. [VERB + with]
He collided with a pine tree near the North Gate. [VERB + with]
Synonyms: crash, clash, meet head-on, come into collision More Synonyms of collide
2. verb
If the aims, opinions, or interests of one person or group collidewith those of another person or group, they are very different from each other and aretherefore opposed.
The aims of the negotiators in New York again seem likely to collide with the aimsof the warriors in the field. [VERB + with]
What happens when the two interests collide will make a fascinating spectacle. [VERB]
More Synonyms of collide
collide in British English
(kəˈlaɪd)
verb(intransitive)
1.
to crash together with a violent impact
2.
to conflict in attitude, opinion, or desire; clash; disagree
Word origin
C17: from Latin collīdere to clash together, from com- together + laedere to strike, wound
collide in American English
(kəˈlaɪd)
verb intransitiveWord forms: colˈlided or colˈliding
1.
to come into violent contact; strike violently against each other; crash
2.
to come into conflict; clash
Word origin
L collidere < com-, together + laedere, to strike, injure
Examples of 'collide' in a sentence
collide
They were held after a police car collided with a stolen vehicle.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This summer, the two worlds collided.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The pair had decided to explore the north of Tenerife and were rounding a bend when they collided with the car.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He almost collided with them.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The Polo finally ran out of luck when White collided with a lorry on a roundabout.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Be prepared to adapt and change as you collide with life.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
To see both cars colliding is upsetting.
The Sun (2016)
They collide with objects when trying such simple sports as cycling and swimming.
Hanssen, Maurice & Marsden, Jill E For Additives (1987)
Two other cars collided with each other as they swerved to avoid the animal.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Be thankful for all your airbags when you collide with one of these.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Neither pilot turned away and the two collided and crashed to earth.
Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003)
Where those two worlds collide will be magical.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
It sounds like angry metallic bees colliding mid air.
The Sun (2008)
It was like watching two trains colliding.
The Sun (2013)
These worlds collide with a beauty pageant.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But the hot air also set off ferocious thunderstorms as it collided with cooler air.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He pulled over and got out of his vehicle to make a phone call when a lorry collided with it.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The driver of the lorry that collided with their bus while on the wrong side of the road is still at large.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
When these two collided, you almost needed a crane to clear up the mess.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Your dream may have collided head-on with a roadblock.
Christianity Today (2000)
Our heads almost collided: he was going to help.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The car collided head-on with a lorry laden with cement.
Susie Gilbert and Jay Shir A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since1945 (2003)
While the characters and other objects float and collide, our vantage point swoops around them.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Two worlds collide, with graceful results.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There was such a diverse group of people, all these different worlds colliding in one environment.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The 55-year-old suffered bleeding on the brain when he collided with a car last week.
The Sun (2012)
The backdrop to this story of three 15-year-olds whose lives and desires collide is the world of synchronisedswimming.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Then, in the race, they collide again.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
So Ladbrokes go 12-1 for the pair to collide again with one or both of them being forced to retire as a result.
The Sun (2016)
AT least 22 people were killed and dozens injured when two commuter trains collided head-on.
The Sun (2016)
In other languages
collide
British English: collide /kəˈlaɪd/ VERB
If people or vehicles collide, they bump into each other.
He ran up the stairs and collided with his sister.
American English: collide
Arabic: يَتَصَادَمُ
Brazilian Portuguese: colidir
Chinese: 碰撞
Croatian: sudariti se
Czech: srazit se nabourat
Danish: kollidere
Dutch: botsen
European Spanish: colisionar
Finnish: törmätä yhteen
French: entrer en collision
German: zusammenstoßen
Greek: συγκρούομαι
Italian: entrare in collisione
Japanese: 衝突する
Korean: 충돌하다
Norwegian: kollidere
Polish: zderzyć się
European Portuguese: colidir
Romanian: a se lovi
Russian: сталкиваться
Latin American Spanish: colisionar
Swedish: kollidera
Thai: ปะทะกัน
Turkish: çarpışmak
Ukrainian: зіштовхуватися
Vietnamese: va chạm
Chinese translation of 'collide'
collide
(kəˈlaɪd)
vi
[cars, people]碰撞 (pèngzhuàng)
to collide with sth/sb与(與)某物/某人碰撞 (yǔ mǒuwù/mǒurén pèngzhuàng)
1 (verb)
Definition
to crash together violently
Two trains collided head-on early this morning.
Synonyms
crash
clash
The golden bangles on her arms clashed and jangled.
meet head-on
come into collision
2 (verb)
Definition
to conflict or disagree
It is likely that their interests will collide.
Synonyms
conflict
He held firm opinions which sometimes conflicted with my own.
clash
Don't make policy decisions which clash with company thinking.
be incompatible
be at variance
Additional synonyms
in the sense of clash
Definition
to make a loud harsh sound, esp. by striking together
The golden bangles on her arms clashed and jangled.
Synonyms
crash,
bang,
rattle,
jar,
clatter,
jangle,
clang,
clank
in the sense of clash
Definition
to be incompatible
Don't make policy decisions which clash with company thinking.