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- DictionaryCol·lect/kəˈlek(t)/
verb
- 1. bring or gather together (things, typically when scattered or widespread): "he went around the office collecting old coffee cups"
- 2. call for and take away; fetch: "the children were collected from school"
adjective
- 1. (of a phone call) paid for by the person receiving it: North American "a collect call"
adverb
- 1. (with reference to making a phone call) in a way that is paid for by the person receiving it: North American "I called my mother collect"
The meaning of COLLECT is a short prayer comprising an invocation, petition, and conclusion; specifically, often capitalized : one preceding the eucharistic Epistle and varying with the day. How to use collect in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Collect.
COLLECT definition: 1. to get and keep things of one type such as stamps or coins as a hobby: 2. to go to a place and…. Learn more.
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: calm, compose. to call for and take with one: They collected their mail.
The verb collect describes gathering or bringing something together. Charity organizations often collect warm coats for people in need. Other people who want to help those in need seek monetary donations.
1. To come together in a group or mass; gather: Sand collected in the crevices. 2. To take in payments or donations: collecting for charity. adv. & adj. With payment to be made by the receiver: called collect; a collect phone call.
When you collect someone or something, you go and get them from the place where they are waiting for you or have been left for you.
to go to a place and bring someone or something away from it: She collects Anna from school at three o'clock. Fewer examples. Our rubbish gets collected on Thursdays. They'll set aside your shopping so that you can collect it later. He called round earlier to collect the chairs. He'll collect the goods later. collect verb (MONEY) B2.
Definition of collect verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To gather (stamps, books, etc.) as a hobby. Webster's New World. To accumulate. Water collects in the basement. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To call for and receive (money) for (rent, a fund, taxes, bills, etc.) Webster's New World. To collect payments, contributions, etc.
Some common synonyms of collect are assemble, congregate, and gather. While all these words mean "to come or bring together into a group, mass, or unit," collect often implies careful selection or orderly arrangement.
