collide

• Verb, das bezeichnet, mit etwas oder jemandem mit Kraft zusammenzustoßen oder aufzuprallen, oft im Sinne einer Kollision; auch übertragen für das Aufeinandertreffen gegensätzlicher Interessen oder Meinungen.

A verb used to indicate the act of hitting or crashing into something or someone with force.

1. Crash together with violent impactB1formal

   To hit something or someone with great force while moving.

   Zusammenstoßen

   • The two cars collided at the intersection.
   • A cyclist collided with a pedestrian on the sidewalk.
   • The ships collided in the dense fog.

   Synonymebumpclashcrashimpactramslamsmashstrike

   Antonymeavoiddodgemiss

2. Be incompatible or come into conflictB2formal

   To be in opposition or disagreement; to clash.

   Kollidieren

   • Their political views often collide during debates.
   • The company's goals collided with environmental regulations.
   • Our schedules collide, so we can't meet this week.

   Synonymeclashconflictdifferdisagree

   Antonymeagreecoincideharmonize

3. Cause to collideB2formal

   To deliberately make two objects or people hit each other.

   Kollidieren lassen

   • The scientist collided the particles in the accelerator.
   • He collided the two toy cars together for fun.
   • The experiment collided atoms at high speed.

Phrasal-Variantencollide with