collide (kəˈlaɪd
)
Definitions
verb (intr)
- to crash together with a violent impact
- to conflict in attitude, opinion, or desire; clash; disagree
Word Origin
C17: from Latin collīdere to clash together, from com- together + laedere to strike, woundSynonyms
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- British English:
collide
If people or vehicles collide, they bump into each other.He ran up the stairs and collided with his sister.kəˈlaɪd VERB He ran up the stairs and collided with his sister.
- Spanish:
colisionar
v
- French:
entrer en collision
v
- German:
zusammenstoßen
v
- Chinese: 碰撞 v
- Arabic: يَتَصَادَمُ v
- Portuguese: colidir v
- Russian: сталкиваться v
- Croatian: sudariti se v
- Czech: srazit (se) v srážet (se)
- Danish: kollidere v
- Dutch: botsen v
- Finnish: törmätä yhteen v
- Greek: συγκρούομαι v
- Italian: entrare in collisione v
- Japanese: 衝突する v
- Korean: 충돌하다 v
- Norwegian: kollidere v
- Polish: zderzyć się v zderzać się
- Brazilian Portuguese: colidir v
- European Spanish:
colisionar
v
- Swedish: kollidera v
- Thai: ปะทะกัน v
- Turkish: çarpışmak v
- Vietnamese: va chạm v
Usage examples
Staggering out into the middle of a busy road only to collide with an oncoming truck?
, The Last Raven (1990)It fell into orbit around the Sun for 16 million years, then it happened to collide with Earth about 13 000 years ago.
New Scientist (1999)Not since Mr Francois Mitterrand was elected in 1981, Mr Paget said, had he felt his country collide with history.
Irish Times (2002)MP Linda added: `I have a problem understanding how a big white ship with lots of lights can collide with another.
Sun, News of the World (1999)Diffusion in liquids is not as fast as in gases, because the particles move at slower speeds and collide more often.
, Science Basic Facts (1989)