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collide

verb
col·​lide | \ kÉ™-ˈlÄ«d How to pronounce collide (audio) \
collided; colliding

Definition of collide

intransitive verb

1 : to come together with solid or direct impact The car collided with a tree. Two helicopters collided.
2 : clash colliding cultures Science and religion collided in the court.

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Examples of collide in a Sentence

Two football players collided on the field. a story of what happens when modern American mores and traditional Asian values collide

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So what actually happens when a drone collides with a human? Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, "What Happens When a Drone Crashes Into Your Face?," 22 Aug. 2019 Two Homewood police motorcycle officers collided during the pursuit but they were not injured. Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, "Armed teen leads police on chase from Tarrant to the Palisades in Birmingham," 20 Aug. 2019 Skinner that a foul was not called when Pride forward Claire Emslie collided with Utah goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart. Luis Torres, Pro Soccer USA, "Orlando Pride fall 2-0 to Utah Royals FC despite Alex Morgan’s return," 18 Aug. 2019 Political divisions dominate the public’s perception of Washington, and Sullivan is considered by many to be a reliable Republican vote what parties collide. Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, "A day in the life of a United States senator: Dan Sullivan," 18 Aug. 2019 Patrick Chung, who has been in a red jersey throughout camp, had an active pregame, first playing catch with fans in the stands and then testing out his shoulder by colliding with Nate Ebner and then Malik Gant during drills. Jim Mcbride, BostonGlobe.com, "Jerod Mayo proving a perfect fit on Patriots’ staff," 17 Aug. 2019 Gravitational waves are set off when extremely massive objects collide. Adrian Cho, Science | AAAS, "Scientists may have spotted a black hole and a neutron star colliding," 16 Aug. 2019 The Ural Airlines A321 carrying 226 passengers and a crew of seven collided with a flock of birds while taking off Thursday from Moscow's Zhukovsky airport. NBC News, "23 hurt after Russian plane hits birds, makes emergency landing near Moscow," 15 Aug. 2019 In Wilkes’ heartfelt thank you note of a film, time, art and space collide, though in the end, all things must pass. Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, "Review: ‘Jay Myself’ salutes both a building and its longtime owner, photographer Jay Maisel," 15 Aug. 2019

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First Known Use of collide

1700, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for collide

Latin collidere, from com- + laedere to injure by striking

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More Definitions for collide

collide

verb

English Language Learners Definition of collide

: to hit something or each other with strong force : to crash together or to crash into something
used of situations in which people or groups disagree or are very different from each other often + with

collide

verb
col·​lide | \ kÉ™-ˈlÄ«d How to pronounce collide (audio) \
collided; colliding

Kids Definition of collide

1 : to strike against each other with strong force Racing downstairs I almost collided with my mother …— Pam Zollman, Don't Bug Me!
2 : clash entry 1 sense 2 Their different goals collided.

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