COLLIDE - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Part of speech: Verb

cause to collide

Example: The physicists collided the particles

Part of speech: Verb

crash together with violent impact

Example: The cars collided; Two meteors clashed

Categories: Hit, Strike, Impinge on, Run into, Collide with

The word "collide" comes from Latin collidere.

lesion – A related word in the same word family.

Latin's grammatical structure influenced how English speakers think about verb tenses and cases.