Meaning
“Collide with” means to crash into something or someone with force, usually by accident. It can be used literally (e.g., vehicles, objects, people) or figuratively (e.g., ideas, opinions).
Grammar and Usage
- Part of speech: Phrasal verb (verb + preposition)
- Structure: collide with + noun
- Verb type: Intransitive (does not take a direct object, but requires "with" to indicate what it collides into)
Examples of structure:
- A car collided with a bus.
- His views collided with mine.
Common Phrases
- collide with reality – to face the harsh truth
- collide with fate – to encounter something inevitable
- collide with traffic – to crash into vehicles
Collocations
- collide with a car/truck/bus
- collide with each other
- collide with obstacles
- collide with difficulties
- collide with reality
Examples
- The truck collided with a car at the intersection.
- Two football players collided with each other during the match.
- The ship collided with an iceberg.
- My plans collided with unexpected problems.
- The bike collided with a pedestrian.
- His opinion collided with the majority view.
- The plane nearly collided with another aircraft in mid-air.
- The train collided with debris on the tracks.
Synonyms or Related
- crash into
- bump into
- run into
- smash into
Antonym
- avoid
- steer clear of
- dodge