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
Recent Examples on the Web
Video obtained by The New York Times shows two vehicles, an SUV and an armored truck, colliding before the truck does a 360 flip and lands back on the wheels.
—
Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
In space, X-rays can tell us about the most explosive phenomena in the cosmos: supernovae, supermassive black holes, colliding neutron stars, and more.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 25 Apr. 2024
Clear, by Carys Davies Weather whips and worlds collide as a Scottish minister recovers from an accident under the care of the solitary islander he’s been dispatched to uproot.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
The gentle sound of this wind chime comes from the glass colliding whenever there is a strong breeze.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2024
Suppose several families collide at a bifurcation point when the energy hits a particular number, and several more families branch out from that bifurcation point when the energy is higher.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
The colliding pulses seemed to coalesce into a fundamental ghost rhythm that was as insistent as any pounding bass.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Christopher Bell spun and hit the wall, and then Alex Bowman and John Hunter Nemechek collided.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2024
Officers contacted a woman who sustained injuries after her vehicle collided with a tree.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
In space, X-rays can tell us about the most explosive phenomena in the cosmos: supernovae, supermassive black holes, colliding neutron stars, and more.
—Briley Lewis, Popular Science, 25 Apr. 2024
Clear, by Carys Davies Weather whips and worlds collide as a Scottish minister recovers from an accident under the care of the solitary islander he’s been dispatched to uproot.
—Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2024
The gentle sound of this wind chime comes from the glass colliding whenever there is a strong breeze.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Apr. 2024
Suppose several families collide at a bifurcation point when the energy hits a particular number, and several more families branch out from that bifurcation point when the energy is higher.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Apr. 2024
The colliding pulses seemed to coalesce into a fundamental ghost rhythm that was as insistent as any pounding bass.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024
Christopher Bell spun and hit the wall, and then Alex Bowman and John Hunter Nemechek collided.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 15 Apr. 2024
Officers contacted a woman who sustained injuries after her vehicle collided with a tree.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'collide.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Articles Related to collide
Dictionary Entries Near collide
Cite this Entry
“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collide. Accessed 29 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationKids 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
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share