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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Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
These ripples are unique to the black holes that created them, allowing scientists to learn about the properties of the colliding objects.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
The vehicle collided with two vehicles at Mast Boulevard and Bilteer Drive, injuring the driver of one vehicle.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
In January, 67 people were killed when an American Airlines regional jet, operated by PSA Airlines, was landing on runway 33 when an Army Black Hawk helicopter on a training mission collided with it.
—Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 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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