collide
part of speech
verb (collide, collides, collided, colliding)
meaning for a pupil
1) To collide is to crash into something or someone while moving: «Two cars collided.» tree →
2) If ideas, plans or people's opinions collide, they strongly disagree or clash. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science lessons on forces, objects that collide push on each other; faster and heavier objects hit harder. In space, asteroids and galaxies collide. In road safety, cars, bikes and pedestrians can collide, so look, listen and wear a helmet. In PE, players should watch out so they don't collide. Phrases: «collide with», «head-on collision».
examples
- Two players collided and fell over. tree →
- The car collided with a lamppost. tree →
- Look where you're going, or you'll collide with someone. tree →
- Billions of years ago, a big rock collided with the Earth. tree →
- The balls collided and rolled apart. tree →
- Her plans collided with her brother's. tree →
- Galaxies sometimes collide in space. tree →
- Ride slowly on the path so you don't collide with walkers. tree →
- The romp had ended with the appearance of Nana, and most unluckily Mr. Darling collided against her, covering his trousers with hairs. tree →
note
Past: collided. Noun: collision. Pattern: «collide with something». Science: in a collision, the faster something moves, the more energy it has — which is why speed limits matter.
In the corpora
- A girl in Australia played on a trampoline with no net and another child jumping too; they collided and she broke her leg.
- Layers of rock can be bent into folds when plates collide.
Trees and pragmatics
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