collide
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collide
- /kəˈlaɪd/ UK, US
Rhymes with -aɪd
Where it comes from
From Latin collīdō (“to clash, strike, dash, beat, or press together”), from con- (“together”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence col- (“assimilated form of com-”)).
verb collides · colliding · collided
- To make a direct impact, especially if violent. When a body collides with another, then momentum is conserved.
- To come into conflict, or be incompatible. China collided with the modern world.
- To meet; to come into contact. Out of the doubts that fill my mind / I somehow find, you and I collide
- To cause to collide.
Similar: clash
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: clash, jar, collision, crash, bump, conflict, rammed, touch, encounter, shock, face, clashed, crashes, bump into, run into, walk into
verb
Similar: clash
Translations
Every language
verb to make a direct impact, especially if violent
| Español | chocar, colisionar, colidir |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 충돌하다 chungdolhada, 부딪히다 budichida, 부딪치다 buditchida |
| 日本語 | 衝突する shōtotsu suru, 打つかる butsukaru |
| 中文 | 碰撞 pèngzhuàng, 相撞 xiāngzhuàng |
| Português | colidir, chocar |
| Français | entrer en collision, heurter, percuter |
| Deutsch | kollidieren, zusammenstoßen, plauzen |
| Italiano | urtare, scontrarsi |
| Ελληνικά | συγκρούομαι sygkroúomai, προσκρούω proskroúo |
| Русский | ста́лкиваться stálkivatʹsja, столкну́ться stolknútʹsja |
| Tiếng Việt | đụng nhau |
| العربية | اِصْطَدَمَ iṣṭadama |
| עברית | הִתְנַגֵּשׁ hitnagésh |
verb to come into conflict, or be incompatible
| 日本語 | 衝突する shōtotsu suru |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 衝突 /冲突 chōngtū, 抵觸 /抵触 dǐchù |
| Português | colidir |
| Deutsch | kollidieren, aufeinander stoßen |
| Ελληνικά | συγκρούομαι sygkroúomai, αντικρούομαι antikroúomai |
Talk about this word "collide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/collide. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. collide. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/collide "collide." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/collide.Cite this
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title = {collide},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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