All 4 Uses of
collide
in
The Idiot
- As he went out of the prince's room, he collided with yet another visitor coming in.†
Chpt 1.8 *collided = crashed together with violent impact; or came into conflict
- On his way he collided against Ptitsin's chair, and put his dirty foot on the lace skirt of the silent lady's dress; but he neither apologized for this, nor even noticed it.†
Chpt 1.15
- In inexpressible agitation, amounting almost to fear, the prince slipped quickly away from the window, away from the light, like a frightened thief, but as he did so he collided violently with some gentleman who seemed to spring from the earth at his feet.†
Chpt 3.3
- Tears stood in his eyes, and yet his speech was nothing but a collection of disconnected sentences, without beginning and without end—a string of unexpected words and unexpected sentiments—colliding with one another, and jumping over one another, as they burst from his lips.†
Chpt 4.3colliding = crashing together with violent impact; or coming into conflict
Definition:
crash together with violent impact; or come into conflict