English Explanatory Dictionary

collide

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To impact directly, especially if violent.
  2. To come into conflict, or be incompatible.
  3. To meet; to come into contact.
  4. To cause to collide.

Pronunciation

/kəˈlaɪd/ en-us-collide.ogg

Word forms

collide collides colliding collided

Etymology

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

Synonyms

clash

Related words

collision

Derived words

collider noncolliding recollide uncollided uncolliding
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