Collide: meaning, definitions and examples

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collide

 

[ kษ™หˆlaษชd ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

in a physical sense

To come into violent contact with; strike violently or forcefully together; crash: The car collided with a tree. To conflict: His views collide with mine.

Synonyms

bump, clash, crash, meet

Examples of usage

  • The two cars collided at the intersection.
  • The protesters' opinions collided with the government's policies.
Context #2 | Verb

in a metaphorical sense

To be in opposition or disagreement: Their ideas collide with each other.

Synonyms

conflict, contradict, disagree, oppose

Examples of usage

  • Their schedules collided, so they had to reschedule the meeting.

Translations

Translations of the word "collide" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น colidir

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคŸเค•เคฐเคพเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช kollidieren

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ bertabrakan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทั–ัˆั‚ะพะฒั…ัƒะฒะฐั‚ะธัั

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zderzaฤ‡ siฤ™

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ่ก็ชใ™ใ‚‹

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท entrer en collision

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ chocar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท รงarpฤฑลŸmak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์ถฉ๋Œํ•˜๋‹ค

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠุตุทุฏู…

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ srazit se

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ zraziลฅ sa

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ็ขฐๆ’ž

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ trฤiti

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ rekast รก

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ัะพา›ั‚ั‹า“ั‹ััƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ“แƒแƒฏแƒแƒฎแƒ”แƒ‘แƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ toqquลŸmaq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ chocar

Etymology

The word 'collide' originated from the Latin word 'collidere', which means 'to clash, to strike together'. It has been used in English since the 17th century, originally in a physical sense of two objects crashing into each other. Over time, its usage has expanded to include metaphorical collisions of ideas, schedules, or opinions.

See also: collider, collision.

Word Frequency Rank

Positioned at #20,760, this word is part of extensive vocabulary. It's relatively rare in general usage but may be important in specific fields or formal writing.