English pronunciation · Words Starting with C
Collide Pronunciation
Collide is pronounced kuh-LYD, IPA /kəˈlaɪd/.
kuh-LYD
US /kəˈlaɪd/ · UK /kəˈlaɪd/
Syllables: kuh · LYD (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To crash into something or someone while moving.
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Collide in a Sentence
- Two cyclists collided at the bottom of the hill.
- The two timetables collide on Thursday afternoon.
- He collided with a waiter carrying a full tray.
Common Mispronunciations of Collide
Not kuh-LEED
An i before a silent e runs long, the eye of ride, so the second beat rhymes with slide.
Not koh-LYD
That first o reduces to a murmur rather than keeping its full value. A clear koh belongs to words like cohabit.
Tip: Collide and collided both hold the long eye, but collision swaps it for a short i: kuh-LI-zhuhn.
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