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title: collide — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «collide» in the school dictionary: To collide is to crash into something or someone while moving: «Two cars collided.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# collide

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**Who acts:** Two cars, ideas, opinions, Two players, car, you · **What happens:** collide, be, move, disagree, clash, fall over · **To what, where:** something, big rock, space, path, romp, trousers · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«collide» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [collide in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/collide.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To collide is to crash into something or someone while moving: «Two cars collided.».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collide:m1:1
# text = To collide is to crash into something or someone while moving: «Two cars collided.».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	collide	collide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	crash	crash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	conj	_	_
10	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	collided	collide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collide** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | something |  | crash *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **move** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **collide** *in a quote* | past | Two cars |  |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If ideas, plans or people's opinions collide, they strongly disagree or clash.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collide:m2:1
# text = If ideas, plans or people's opinions collide, they strongly disagree or clash.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
2	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	opinions	opinion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	collide	collide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	strongly	strongly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	disagree	disagree	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	clash	clash	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collide** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | ideas and plans or people |  |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **disagree** | present | opinions *= opinion* |  |  |  |  | strongly *property* | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **clash** | present | opinions *= opinion* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two players collided and fell over.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collide:x1:1
# text = Two players collided and fell over.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	collided	collide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	over	over	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collide** | past | Two players |  |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **fall over** | past | Two players *not said here* |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car collided with a lamppost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collide:x2:1
# text = The car collided with a lamppost.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	collided	collide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lamppost	lamppost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collide** | past | the car |  |  |  |  | with a lamppost | vn battle-36.4 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with lamppost=Co-Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Look where you're going, or you'll collide with someone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collide:x3:1
# text = Look where you're going, or you'll collide with someone.
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	5	advmod	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	collide	collide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **go** | present · progressive | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **collide** | future | you |  |  |  |  | with someone | vn battle-36.4 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with someone=Co-Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Billions of years ago, a big rock collided with the Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collide:x4:1
# text = Billions of years ago, a big rock collided with the Earth.
1	Billions	billion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
9	collided	collide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collide** | participle |  | a big rock *not said here* |  |  |  | with the Earth | vn battle-36.4 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with earth=Co-Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The balls collided and rolled apart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collide:x5:1
# text = The balls collided and rolled apart.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	collided	collide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	rolled	roll	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collide** | past | the balls |  |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **roll** | past | the balls *not said here* |  |  |  |  | apart *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her plans collided with her brother's.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collide:x6:1
# text = Her plans collided with her brother's.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	collided	collide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collide** | past | Her plans |  |  |  |  | with her brother | vn battle-36.4 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with brother=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **plan** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Galaxies sometimes collide in space.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collide:x7:1
# text = Galaxies sometimes collide in space.
1	Galaxies	galaxy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	3	advmod	_	_
3	collide	collide	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collide** | present | Galaxies |  |  | space |  | sometimes *property* | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ride slowly on the path so you don't collide with walkers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collide:x8:1
# text = Ride slowly on the path so you don't collide with walkers.
1	Ride	ride	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	collide	collide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	walkers	walker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the path |  | slowly *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **collide** | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  | with walkers | vn battle-36.4 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with walker=Co-Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The romp had ended with the appearance of Nana, and most unluckily Mr. Darling collided against her, covering his trousers with hairs.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:collide:x9:1
# text = The romp had ended with the appearance of Nana, and most unluckily Mr. Darling collided against her, covering his trousers with hairs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	romp	romp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	ended	end	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Nana	Nana	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
12	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	16	nsubj	_	_
13	unluckily	unluckily	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	Mr.	Mr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod:desc	_	_
15	Darling	Darling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	collided	collide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	against	against	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	covering	cover	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	advcl	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	trousers	trousers	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	hairs	hair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | past · perfect · passive |  | the romp |  |  |  | with the appearance of Nana | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: subject=Eventuality with appearance=Subeventuality |
| 2 | **collide** | past | most  Darling  Mr. |  |  |  |  | against Darling | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against she=Location |
| 3 | **cover** | gerund | most  Darling  Mr. *not said here* | Mr.'s trousers |  |  |  | with hairs | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent trousers=Destination with hair=Theme |

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