collides; collided; colliding
1
: to hit something or each other with strong force : to crash together or to crash into something
Two football players collided on the field.
—often + withTwo football players collided with each other on the field.
The car collided with a truck/tree.
2
—used of situations in which people or groups disagree or are very different from each other
Their ideas for the company often collide. [=clash]
Two worlds collide in a new novel about an American family living in Japan.
—often + withThe candidate's opinions sometimes collided with his party's agenda.
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/collide. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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