collision
/kəˈlɪʒn/noun
उच्चारण कलिज़न
टक्कर
Core word
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[C, U]
an accident in which two vehicles or people crash into each other; a strong disagreement between two people or groups
टक्कर
- a head-on collision
- The collision between the bus and the lorry blocked the highway.
- There was a collision between a bus and a car at the crossing.
+ 3 more examples
- Nobody was hurt in the collision.
- Police are investigating the cause of the collision on the flyover.
- A collision of interests led to the dispute between the two companies.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
a collision between A and B
Use between when you name the two things that hit each other.
जब टकराने वाली दोनों वस्तुओं का नाम बताया जाए, तब 'between' का प्रयोग होता है।
- There was a collision between a bus and a truck near Agra.
- A collision between two trains was avoided at the last moment.
a collision with sth/sb
Use with when you name only one party and the speaker is thinking from its side.
जब केवल एक पक्ष का नाम लिया जाए, तब 'with' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The car had a head-on collision with a tree.
- His bicycle was in collision with a rickshaw.
in collision / collide with
The phrase in collision with means touching each other violently; the verb collide is always followed by with, not to.
'In collision with' का अर्थ ज़ोर से टकराना है; verb 'collide' के बाद हमेशा 'with' आता है, 'to' नहीं।
- The two boats collided with each other in the fog.
collision (figurative use)
Collision can also mean a sharp conflict of ideas, interests or plans, and then it is often followed by of.
'Collision' का प्रयोग विचारों, हितों या योजनाओं के तीव्र टकराव के लिए भी होता है; तब प्रायः 'of' आता है।
- The play shows a collision of old traditions and new ideas.
on a collision course
Use this phrase when two sides are moving towards a certain clash.
जब दो पक्ष निश्चित टकराव की ओर बढ़ रहे हों, तब यह phrase प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The two leaders seem to be on a collision course over the budget.
+Collocations 4
adjective + collision
head-onfatalminormid-airmultiplerear-end
- A head-on collision on the highway killed three people.
verb + collision
causeavoidpreventwitnessinvestigate
- The driver braked hard to avoid a collision.
collision + noun
coursedamagewarninginsurancereport
- The airline installed a collision warning system.
collision + of
interestsculturesideaswillsambitions
- The novel describes a collision of cultures in a small town.
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- The collision happened at the crossing near the railway station at dawn.
यह टक्कर भोर में रेलवे स्टेशन के पास वाले चौराहे पर हुई।
- Thanks to the airbags, nobody was seriously hurt in the collision.
एयरबैग के कारण टक्कर में किसी को गंभीर चोट नहीं आई।
- Scientists study the collision of tiny particles inside large machines.
वैज्ञानिक बड़ी मशीनों के अंदर छोटे कणों की टक्कर का अध्ययन करते हैं।
- The two ships were saved from a collision by a warning from the harbour.
बंदरगाह की चेतावनी से दोनों जहाज़ टक्कर से बच गए।
- A collision of opinions in the meeting delayed the final decision.
बैठक में विचारों के टकराव के कारण अंतिम निर्णय में देरी हुई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The bus collided to a truck.
✓ The bus collided with a truck.
The verb collide takes with, not to.
Verb 'collide' के बाद 'with' आता है, 'to' नहीं।
✗ There was a collision among the two cars.
✓ There was a collision between the two cars.
Between is used for two things; among is for more than two.
दो वस्तुओं के लिए 'between' आता है; 'among' दो से अधिक के लिए होता है।
✗ The scooter collided against a wall.
✓ The scooter collided with a wall.
Collide is followed by with; against does not fit this verb.
'Collide' के बाद 'with' आता है, 'against' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words all describe a crash, but they differ in force and in what is involved.
ये सभी शब्द टक्कर बताते हैं, पर बल और शामिल वस्तुओं में इनका अंतर है।
A violent meeting of two moving things, mostly vehicles, and also a clash of ideas.
दो गतिशील वस्तुओं, मुख्यतः वाहनों, की ज़ोरदार टक्कर, और विचारों का टकराव भी।
- The collision blocked the road for two hours.
A heavy accident with a loud noise, and it can involve only one vehicle.
ज़ोरदार आवाज़ वाली गंभीर दुर्घटना, जिसमें केवल एक वाहन भी हो सकता है।
- The plane crash was reported on the news.
The force or the act of one object hitting another.
एक वस्तु के दूसरी से टकराने का बल या क्रिया।
- The impact broke the windscreen.
◇Word family
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Kavach is the anti-collision system developed for Indian Railways; grammar: collide with sth.
कवच भारतीय रेलवे के लिए विकसित टक्कर-रोधी प्रणाली है; grammar में collide with sth।