collide

• Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия удара или столкновения с чем-либо или кем-либо с силой.

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.

   Столкнуться

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

   Synonymsbumpclashcrashimpactramslamsmashstrike

   Antonymsavoiddodgemiss

2. Be incompatible or come into conflictB2formal

   To be in opposition or disagreement; to clash.

   Сталкиваться

   • 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.

   Synonymsclashconflictdifferdisagree

   Antonymsagreecoincideharmonize

3. Cause to collideB2formal

   To deliberately make two objects or people hit each other.

   Сталкивать

   • 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 variantscollide with