collide
verb (used without object)
to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash.
collided
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past participleof collide.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof collide.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
collideverb (used without object)to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash.
Example Sentences
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Around the same time, a DHL cargo plane collided with an "unidentified object" as it pulled up into the sky, unable to land in Leipzig.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
Authorities also are looking into a second unidentified object that collided with a cargo plane after the plane aborted its landing at Leipzig due to the closure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
On Sunday, two Bell helicopters collided while operating on the western outskirts of Athens, killing a Danish pilot and his Greek co-pilot.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
According to the Greek Fire Service, the two leased Bell helicopters collided while taking part in efforts to tackle a large wildfire burning on the Attica-Boeotia border.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026
Thinking himself different, he didn’t find what happened to him when he collided with Wall Street nearly as bizarre as it was.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
