Collide Definition

kə-līd
collided, collides, colliding
verb
collided, collides, colliding
To come into violent contact; strike violently against each other; crash.
Webster's New World
To come into conflict; clash.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Collide

  • From Latin collidere (“to strike or clash together”), from com- (“together”) + laedere (“to strike, dash against, hurt”); see lesion.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin collīdere com- com- laedere to strike

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Collide Sentence Examples

  • One headed for her, and she turned to run, only to collide with a large figure at her back.

  • The chorus of the song goes on like this I close my eyes/And try to hide/But wait when these dreams collide.

  • Luckily, when we did finally collide with another vehicle, no one was hurt.

  • The saucers simply collide into things like an aerial torpedo.

  • It also provides coverage when members collide with an object other than another vehicle.

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Words Starting With

CCOCOL

Words Ending With

EDEIDE

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collide

Words Starting With C and Ending With E

Starts With C & Ends With EStarts With CO & Ends With EStarts With C & Ends With DE

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7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With C7 Letter Words Ending With E