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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Two Southwest Airlines planes had to take evasive action to avoid colliding Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee, after an air traffic controller directed one pilot to turn into the path of the other plane. —
Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 Meyer then collided with a Honda motorcycle operated by 27-year-old Steven Patrick Cullen, of Toccoa, who was traveling southbound on the same roadway. —Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 Many also failed, collided, or simply failed to finish. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026 This August’s is Deep Sea Disco, so dust off your mermaid tail, cue the Donna Summer, and prepare for the ocean floor and the dance floor to collide. —Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collide
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Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 Meyer then collided with a Honda motorcycle operated by 27-year-old Steven Patrick Cullen, of Toccoa, who was traveling southbound on the same roadway. —Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 Many also failed, collided, or simply failed to finish. —Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Apr. 2026 This August’s is Deep Sea Disco, so dust off your mermaid tail, cue the Donna Summer, and prepare for the ocean floor and the dance floor to collide. —Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collide
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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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