Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

collide

/kəˈlaɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.29 in modern English

Syllables: col-lide
IPA: /kəˈlaɪd/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make a direct impact, especially if violent.

Intransitive verb

verb

To come into conflict, or be incompatible.

Intransitive verb

verb

To meet; to come into contact.

Intransitive verb

verb

To cause to collide.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"When a body collides with another, then momentum is conserved."
"Across this space the attraction urges them. They collide, they recoil, they oscillate."
"No longer rocking and swaying, but clashing and colliding."
"And this friendly was not without its injury worries, with defender Gary Cahill substituted early on after a nasty, needless push by Dries Mertens that caused him to collide with goalkeeper Joe Hart, an incident that left the Chelsea defender requiring a precautionary X-ray at Wembley."
"China collided with the modern world."
"Out of the doubts that fill my mind / I somehow find, you and I collide"

Etymology

From Latin collīdō (“to clash, strike, dash, beat, or press together”), from con- (“together”) + laedō (“to strike, collide, hurt”) (whence col- (“assimilated form of com-”)).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Prefix: con-
Root: collīdō

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kəˈlaɪd/
British English: /kəˈlaɪd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

collides (present, singular) colliding (participle, present) collided (participle, past) collided (past)

Derived Forms

collider noncolliding recollide uncollided uncolliding

Frequently Paired Words

allide allision collision elide elision lesion

Synonyms

clash jar

Rhymes With

side outside died inside side-by-side tried provide wide ride decide guide applied

Questions

How do you pronounce collide?: The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈlaɪd/.
What does collide mean?: To make a direct impact, especially if violent.
Where does collide come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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