collide

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /kəˈlɑɪd/

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Verb

Plain form collide

Third-person singular collides

Past tense collided

Past participle collided

Present participle colliding

1. (intransitive) If something collides with something else, it hits it.
   • Synonyms: crash, hit and bump

   She collided with someone.

2. (intransitive) If two people or ideas collide, they each are different and against each other.
   • Synonyms: clash, fight and conflict

   China collided with the modern world.

Related words

• collision