collide — to crash together or hit each other with great force
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to crash together or hit each other with great force
Pronunciation (IPA): /kəˈlaɪd/
Example Sentences
- My diet plans always collide with my love for pizza.
- The asteroid collided with Earth millions of years ago.
- When my mom's cleaning schedule collides with my gaming time, chaos ensues.
collide
VERB[/kəˈlaɪd/]
to crash together or hit each other with great force
As the two speeding trains crossed the exact same track, they violently began to collide.
COL(together) + LIDE(slide) — sliding together from opposite ends of the ice, the two skaters were bound to collide.
Losing control on the fast icy slide, the two red sleds began to violently collide.
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'collidere', formed by combining the prefix 'com-' (together) and 'laedere' (to strike or injure). The word entered English in the early 17th century.
Breakdown
com- (together) + laedere (to strike) = collide (to strike together)
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My diet plans always collide with my love for pizza.”
“The asteroid collided with Earth millions of years ago.”
“When my mom's cleaning schedule collides with my gaming time, chaos ensues.”
“The two galaxies will collide in about 4.5 billion years.”
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