Collide — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

be incompatible; be or come into conflict

cause to collide

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˌaɪmoʊnɪsθˈiːʒə/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɛnθɹˈɔːlmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɛnθɹˈɔːlmənt/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˌaɪmoʊnɪsθˈiːʒə/.

Examples

These colors clash
The physicists collided the particles
The cars collided

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jar clash

Parts of Speech

verb	be incompatible; be or come into conflict “These colors clash”
verb	cause to collide “The physicists collided the particles”
verb	crash together with violent impact “The cars collided”

Word Forms

clash	noun	a state of conflict between persons
collision	noun	a conflict of opposed ideas or attitudes or goals
collider	noun	an accelerator in which two beams of particles are forced to collide head on

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kollidieren

inkompatibel sein; in Konflikt geraten oder geraten

🇫🇷French

entrer en collision

être incompatible ; être ou entrer en conflit

🇪🇸Spanish

chocar

ser incompatible; estar o entrar en conflicto

🇮🇹Italian

scontrarsi

essere incompatibile; essere o entrare in conflitto

🇳🇱Dutch

botsen

onverenigbaar zijn; conflict zijn of komen

🇵🇹Portuguese

colidir

ser incompatível; estar ou entrar em conflito

🇷🇺Russian

сталкиваться

быть несовместимыми; быть или вступить в конфликт

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोलाइड

असंगत हो; संघर्ष में पड़ना या आना

🇧🇩Bengali

সংঘর্ষ

বেমানান হতে; হতে বা সংঘর্ষে আসা

🇮🇳Tamil

மோதுகின்றன

பொருந்தாது; மோதலில் இருங்கள் அல்லது வரலாம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఢీకొంటాయి

అననుకూలంగా ఉండండి; సంఘర్షణలో ఉండండి లేదా రాండి

🇮🇳Marathi

टक्कर

विसंगत असणे; व्हा किंवा संघर्षात या

🇮🇳Gujarati

અથડાવું

અસંગત હોવું; બનવું અથવા સંઘર્ષમાં આવવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಡಿಕ್ಕಿ ಹೊಡೆಯುತ್ತವೆ

ಹೊಂದಿಕೆಯಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ; ಘರ್ಷಣೆಗೆ ಒಳಗಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬನ್ನಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൂട്ടിയിടിക്കുക

പൊരുത്തമില്ലാത്തവരായിരിക്കുക; സംഘർഷത്തിലേർപ്പെടുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വരുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੱਕਰ

ਅਸੰਗਤ ਹੋਣਾ; ਬਣੋ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਵਾਦ ਵਿੱਚ ਆ ਜਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹکرانا

غیر مطابقت پذیر ہونا؛ ہونا یا تنازعہ میں آنا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

碰撞

不兼容；存在或发生冲突

🇯🇵Japanese

衝突する

互換性がないこと。衝突する、または衝突する

🇰🇷Korean

충돌하다

양립할 수 없다; 갈등을 겪거나 갈등을 겪게 된다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

va chạm

không tương thích; xung đột

🇹🇭Thai

ชนกัน

เข้ากันไม่ได้; เป็นหรือเกิดความขัดแย้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bertabrakan

tidak kompatibel; menjadi atau terlibat konflik

🇵🇭Filipino

mabangga

hindi magkatugma; maging o magkasalungatan

🇲🇾Malay

berlanggar

tidak serasi; menjadi atau berkonflik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصطدم

تكون غير متوافقة؛ تكون أو تدخل في صراع

🇮🇷Persian

برخورد

ناسازگار باشد؛ باشد یا در تضاد باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

çarpışmak

uyumsuz olmak; çatışmaya girmek veya çatışmaya girmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְנַגֵשׁ

להיות בלתי תואם; להיות או להסתכסך

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