zusammenstoßen

/tsuˈzamənˌʃtoːsn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
stößt zusammen
past
stieß zusammen
perfect
ist zusammengestoßen

Meaning

  1. to collide

    Built from zusammen (together) + stoßen (to push).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • zusammen together
  • stoßen to push

Similar words

kollidieren

kollidieren and zusammenstoßen are close synonyms for "to collide"; kollidieren is more formal, a loanword, zusammenstoßen more everyday.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

colidir

colidir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to collide."

Practice

1 What does zusammenstoßen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Zwei Autos sind ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zusammenstoßen?

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