The meaning of COLLIDE is to come together with solid or direct impact. How to use collide in a sentence.

COLLIDE definition: to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash. See examples of collide used in a sentence.

collide (kəˈlaɪd) vb (intr) 1. to crash together with a violent impact 2. to conflict in attitude, opinion, or desire; clash; disagree

On the road: accidents involving vehicles (Definition of collide from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

If two or more moving people or objects collide, they crash into one another. If a moving person or object collides with a person or object that is not moving, they crash into them.

Jan 20, 2026 · collide (third-person singular simple present collides, present participle colliding, simple past and past participle collided) (intransitive) To impact directly, especially if violent.

col•lide (kə līd′), v., -lid•ed, -lid•ing. v.i. to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash: The two cars collided with an ear-splitting crash. to clash; …

To come into conflict; clash. From Latin collidere (“to strike or clash together”), from com- (“together”) + laedere (“to strike, dash against, hurt”); see lesion. One headed for her, and she turned to run, only …

collide To collide generally means for two or more bodies or particles to come together with force or impact, often causing damage or a change in original direction.

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