collide
To make a direct impact, especially if violentTo make a direct impact, especially if violent.
» Our bus collided with a truck.
Unser Bus ist mit einem Lastwagen zusammengestoßen.
Наш автобус столкнулся с грузовиком.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To make a direct impact, especially if violent.
When a body collides with another, then momentum is conserved.
kollidieren, zusammenstoßen, plauzen
ста́лкиватьсяstálkivatʹsja, столкну́тьсяstolknútʹsja
зішто́вхуватисяzištóvxuvatysja, зіштовхну́тисяzištovxnútysja, стика́тисяstykátysja
crash together with violent impact
(intransitive)To come into conflict, or be incompatible.
China collided with the modern world.
kollidieren, aufeinander stoßen
стика́тисяstykátysja, зіткну́тисяzitknútysja
be incompatible; be or come into conflict
(intransitive, poetic)To meet; to come into contact.
(transitive)To cause to collide.
cause to collide
Examples
70 sentencesOur bus collided with a truck.
ruНаш автобус столкнулся с грузовиком.
deUnser Bus ist mit einem Lastwagen zusammengestoßen.
The car collided with a truck.
His car collided with a train.
ruЕго машина столкнулась с поездом.
The truck collided with the bus.
deDer Lkw stieß mit dem Bus zusammen.
The two cars collided.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin collīdō (“to clash, strike, dash, beat, or press together”), from con- (“togethFrom Latin collīdō (“to clash, strike, dash, beat, or press together”), from con- (“together”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence col- (“assimilated form of com-”)).
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Forms
collides, colliding, collided, collidedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle