collide
/kəˈlaɪd/ verb C2- To make a direct impact, especially if violent. · When a body collides with another, then momentum is conserved.
- To come into conflict, or be incompatible. · China collided with the modern world.
- To meet; to come into contact.
- To cause to collide.
He/she/it collides · Past collided · Past participle collided · -ing form colliding
Verb forms
- Base form
- collide
- He/she/it
- collides
- Past
- collided
- Past participle
- collided
- -ing form
- colliding
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Participants who were asked how fast the vehicles were traveling when they collided with each other provided significantly higher speed estimates than those who heard the word bumped.
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