collide
/kəˈlaɪd/verb
उच्चारण कलाइड
टकराना, भिड़ना
Core word
- 1
[I] ~ (with sb/sth)
(of two or more moving people or things) to hit each other violently
टकराना, भिड़ना
- Two trains collided near Agra.
- The bus collided with a truck in thick fog.
- Two cyclists collided at the corner of the lane.
+ 2 more examples
- The boat collided with a rock near the shore.
- Cars collided in the fog on the expressway.
- 2
[I] ~ (with sb/sth) formal
(of ideas, opinions or interests) to be very different and come into conflict
(विचारों या हितों का) टकराना
- Her plans collided with her parents' wishes.
- Their opinions collided sharply during the committee meeting.
- Their interests collided when both applied for the same post.
+ 2 more examples
- Tradition and modern ideas often collide in family discussions.
- His wish to travel collided with his duty to look after the shop.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
collide with + noun
Collide is followed by with: one thing collides with another. Both may be moving, or one may be still.
'Collide' के बाद 'with' आता है: एक वस्तु दूसरी से टकराती है। दोनों चल रही हों या एक खड़ी हो।
- The bus collided with a truck.
- The two cyclists collided at the corner.
A and B collide (reciprocal)
When the subject names both things, collide needs no object.
जब subject दोनों को बताए, तब 'collide' के बाद कर्म नहीं आता।
- The two trains collided near the station.
- Their opinions collided over the plan.
collide (figurative): ideas, interests
People's ideas, aims or interests collide when they strongly disagree and come into conflict.
लोगों के विचार, लक्ष्य या हित तब collide करते हैं जब वे तीव्र असहमत होकर टकराते हैं।
- Their interests collided over the land deal.
collide vs. crash vs. bump into
Collide is the neutral, slightly formal word. Crash suggests serious damage. Bump into is gentle or accidental.
'Collide' तटस्थ और थोड़ा औपचारिक है। 'Crash' गंभीर नुकसान का भाव देता है। 'Bump into' हल्के या अचानक टकराव का।
- He bumped into a friend, but two cars collided on the road.
collision (noun)
The noun is collision: a collision with, a collision between, in collision with.
संज्ञा 'collision' है: a collision with, a collision between।
- There was a collision between a bus and a van.
+Collocations 4
adverb + collide
head-onviolentlyaccidentallymid-airbriefly
- The two vehicles collided head-on.
collide + preposition
collide withcollide overcollide oncollide at
- Their views collided over the budget.
subject + collide
two trainstwo planetstwo carstwo culturestwo players
- Two players collided while chasing the ball.
collide + place
collide at the junctioncollide on the highwaycollide in mid-aircollide with a wall
- Two buses collided at the junction near the market.
“More examples 5
- The scooter collided with a parked car in the dark.
अँधेरे में स्कूटर खड़ी कार से टकरा गया।
- Scientists study what happens when particles collide at high speed.
वैज्ञानिक अध्ययन करते हैं कि तेज़ गति से कण टकराने पर क्या होता है।
- Rohan's exam date collided with his cousin's wedding.
रोहन की परीक्षा की तारीख़ उसके चचेरे भाई की शादी से टकरा गई।
- Two boats collided in the thick fog near the harbour.
घने कोहरे में बंदरगाह के पास दो नावें टकरा गईं।
- Radhika's ambition and her family's wishes collided.
राधिका की महत्वाकांक्षा और उसके परिवार की इच्छाओं में टकराव हो गया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The truck collided against a tree.
✓ The truck collided with a tree.
Collide takes with, not against.
'Collide' के साथ 'with' आता है, 'against' नहीं।
✗ The two cars were collided yesterday.
✓ The two cars collided yesterday.
Collide is intransitive, so it has no passive.
'Collide' अकर्मक क्रिया है, इसलिए उसका passive नहीं बनता।
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
Collide with something (not 'collide to' or 'collide on').
Collide with something सही है ('collide to' या 'collide on' गलत है)।
The noun is collision, as in 'a head-on collision'.
इसका noun collision है, जैसे 'a head-on collision'।