collided

Variant of collide

collide definition

col·lide (kə līd′)

intransitive verb collided -·lid′ed, colliding -·lid′·ing

  1. to come into violent contact; strike violently against each other; crash
  2. to come into conflict; clash

Etymology: L collidere < com-, together + laedere, to strike, injure

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Why do people say collided with a tree? To me collided means two moving objects, not one moving and the other stationary. That would be ran in to not collided, correct?

Posted by DeVonne 81 days ago.

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