[no obj] 1 : to hit something or each other with strong force : to crash together or to crash into something
▪ Two football players collided on the field. — often + with ▪ Two football players collided with each other on the field. ▪ The car collided with a truck/tree. 2 — used of situations in which people or groups disagree or are very different from each other ▪ Their ideas for the company often collide. [=clash] ▪ Two worlds collide in a new novel about an American family living in Japan. — often + with ▪ The candidate's opinions sometimes collided with his party's agenda.
▪ Two football players collided on the field. — often + with ▪ Two football players collided with each other on the field. ▪ The car collided with a truck/tree.





