collided; colliding
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.
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
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Arkansas Online, 1 June 2025
During the same time period, vehicles collided into 500 black bears mostly while traveling along mountain roadways.
—Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The company came from humble beginnings and two different worlds colliding, as the couple tells PEOPLE.
—Angela Andaloro, People.com, 29 May 2025
Poland’s 2006 Honda Civic was headed north, and a 1995 GMC Safari driven by Pont was traveling south when the two vehicles collided, according to Courant reporting.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for collide
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collide. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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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
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