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Definition collide in British English

collide verb

[intransitive] verb
/kəˈlaɪd/
1

if people or things collide, they crash into each other

Example

The two trains collided about a mile outside the city.

Example

The truck collided with a row of parked cars.

Synonyms and related words
hit crash collide
2

to find it impossible to agree about something

Example

It was the first time she had collided with Gordon's mother over childcare.

Synonyms and related words
disagree oppose reject
2.1

if ideas or beliefs collide, they are very different and do not work together

Example

His religious beliefs often collided with the realities of his life.

Synonyms and related words
vary distinguish contrast
2.2

to meet or come together with something that is very different

Example

They lived in different worlds, which had now collided.

Synonyms and related words
vary distinguish contrast
Definition collide in British English