collide

CEFRC1

/kəˈlaɪd/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To hit another object or person with force.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To come into conflict, or be incompatible.

Examples

  • Egoists do not meet, they collide with each other.

  • The views of the two politicians collide violently.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To meet; to come into contact.

  2. To impact directly, especially if violent.

  3. To cause to collide.

More examples

In context

  • When a body collides with another, then momentum is conserved.

  • China collided with the modern world.

  • Across this space the attraction urges them. They collide, they recoil, they oscillate.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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-”)).