collide

verb

col·​lide kə-ˈlīd 

collided; colliding

intransitive verb

1

: to come together with solid or direct impact

The car collided with a tree.

Two helicopters collided.

2

: clash

colliding cultures

Science and religion collided in the court.

Synonyms of collide

• clash
• conflict

Examples of collide in a Sentence

Two football players collided on the field.

the candidate had a reputation as a maverick whose positions often collided with the party platform

Recent Examples on the Web

Seigler slid headfirst into home and collided with Teel, who had dropped onto a knee slide of his own. — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 9 July 2026

These two masters of image management provided colliding—utopian versus dystopian—scenes at contrasting Fourth of July weekend mega events. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 8 July 2026

Outcomes and distribution are colliding in how agents get sold, too. — Harshil Shah, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

At least 14 people have died and 28 others were injured after a bus collided with a truck in a remote area of northern Uganda, police said on Wednesday. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Latin collidere, from com- + laedere to injure by striking

First Known Use

1646, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for collide

• abide
• allied
• applied
• aside
• astride
• azide
• backside
• bankside
• bastide
• bayside
• bedside
• belied

Kids Definition

collide

verb

col·​lide kə-ˈlīd 

collided; colliding

1

: to come together with solid impact

the football players collided

2

: clash entry 1 sense 2a

their different outlooks collided