Collide
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəˈlaɪd/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Collide is a verb meaning (intransitive) To impact directly, especially if violent.
Meaning
(intransitive) To impact directly, especially if violent.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To come into conflict, or be incompatible.
- (poetic, intransitive) To meet; to come into contact.
- (transitive) To cause to collide.
Example Sentences
China collided with the modern world.
No longer rocking and swaying, but clashing and colliding.
When a body collides with another, then momentum is conserved.
Out of the doubts that fill my mind / I somehow find, you and I collide
Word Forms
- collides
- colliding
- collided
Synonyms for collide
Depending on context, synonyms include clash, jar.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clash, jar, collision, crash, bump, conflict.
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