collide meaning
collide :
to crash into, to come into conflict
Verb
▪ Two cars collided at the intersection.
▪ Two cars crashed at the intersection.
▪ The ideas of the two departments collided.
▪ The ideas of the two departments conflicted.
paraphrasing
▪ crash – to collide violently
▪ conflict – to come into disagreement
▪ bump – to hit lightly
▪ clash – to conflict strongly
Pronunciation
collide [kəˈlaɪd]
The stress is on the second syllable 'lyd' and sounds like 'kuh-lyd'.
Common phrases and grammar about collide
collide - Common meaning
Verb
to crash into, to come into conflict
Part of Speech Changes for "collide"
▪ collision (noun) – the act of colliding
▪ collider (noun) – a device that collides particles
▪ collisions (plural noun) – multiple acts of colliding
▪ colliding (adjective) – relating to collision
Common Expressions with "collide"
▪ collide with – to crash into something
▪ collide into – to crash into something
▪ collide violently – to crash strongly
▪ collide head-on – to crash frontally
Important examples of collide in TOEIC
Vocabulary examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC word questions, collide is used to describe crashes or conflicts between objects or ideas.
Example of a confusing word: coincide (to occur at the same time)
Grammar examples from the TOEIC test
In TOEIC grammar questions, collide is used as a verb and may require appropriate prepositions.
collide
Idioms and fixed expressions in TOEIC
accident collide
refers to crashes in contexts discussing accidents.
head-on collision
a direct crash head-to-head.
Differences between similar words and collide
collide
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clash
differences
collide means to physically crash or come into a direct conflict, while clash often refers to a conflict or disagreement between people or ideas without physical contact.
collide
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conflict – to clash, to disagree
differences
collide means to crash physically or come into direct conflict, while conflict usually refers to a disagreement or struggle without necessarily physical impact.
Words with the same origin as collide
The origin of collide
collide comes from the Latin 'collidere', which means 'to strike together'.
Word structure
It has the prefix 'col-' (together), root 'lid' (strike), and suffix 'e', so collide means 'to strike together'.
Words with the same origin
The root of collide is 'lid' (to strike). Words with the same root include collision, collider.
