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collect
1[ kuh-lekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to gather together; assemble:
The professor collected the students' exams.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms: , , ,
- to accumulate; make a collection of:
to collect stamps.
Antonyms: ,
- to receive or compel payment of:
to collect a bill.
- to regain control of (oneself or one's thoughts, faculties, composure, or the like):
At the news of her promotion, she took a few minutes to collect herself.
Synonyms: ,
- to call for and take with one: They collected their mail.
He drove off to collect his guests.
They collected their mail.
- Ѳè. to bring (a horse) into a collected attitude.
- Archaic. to infer.
verb (used without object)
- to gather together; assemble:
The students collected in the assembly hall.
- to accumulate:
Rainwater collected in the barrel.
- to receive payment (often followed by on ):
He collected on the damage to his house.
- to gather or bring together books, stamps, coins, etc., usually as a hobby:
He's been collecting for years.
- Ѳè. (of a horse) to come into a collected attitude.
adjective
- requiring payment by the recipient: a telegram sent collect.
a collect telephone call;
a telegram sent collect.
collect
2[ kol-ekt ]
noun
- any of certain brief prayers used in Western churches especially before the epistle in the communion service.
collect
1/ əˈɛ /
verb
- to gather together or be gathered together
- to accumulate (stamps, books, etc) as a hobby or for study
- tr to call for or receive payment of (taxes, dues, etc)
- tr to regain control of (oneself, one's emotions, etc) as after a shock or surprise
he collected his wits
- tr to fetch; pick up
collect your own post
he collected the children after school
- slang.intrsometimes foll byon to receive large sums of money, as from an investment
he really collected when the will was read
- informal.tr to collide with; be hit by
- collect on deliverythe US term for cash on delivery
adverb
- (of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge basis
noun
- informal.a winning bet
collect
2/ ˈɒɛ /
noun
- Christianity a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of collect1
Origin of collect2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But it told another that if people have already received an email telling them an item is ready to be collecting, they should be able to go in-store and pick it up.
China will let scientists from six countries, including the US, examine the rocks it collected from the Moon - a scientific collaboration that comes as the two countries remain locked in a bitter trade war.
After confirming the two were the suspects, police collected about $1,500 worth of stolen Dodgers jackets and other gear inside the vehicle, the department said in a Facebook post.
It said it had stopped processing contactless payments, had paused the collection of click and collect orders in stores, and warned of delays to online order deliveries.
West Ham have collected just 13 points from 13 league games since Potter took charge in January, leaving them 17th in the Premier League table.
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