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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 byon ).
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
slangto 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
the US term for cash on delivery
adverb
(of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge basis
noun
informala winning bet
collect
2/ ˈɒɛ /
noun
Christianity a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of collect1
Origin of collect2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Unlike the previous day, there were only a handful of reporters waiting to collect his thoughts - BBC Northern Ireland and representatives from the Irish press.
After the operation is complete, his team carefully collects the leftover shavings — even those could be valuable to profiteers eager to sell rhino horn on the black market.
He stranded a leadoff double in the third, collecting the first of his five strikeouts along the way; a total that leaves him just 12 shy of reaching 3,000 strikeouts for his career.
"You know where the murder took place, you can collect DNA and fingerprints, you can find the murder weapon. You have almost immediate access to the body. You can conduct forensic tests."
Naturally, he is keen to achieve further success, but knew from his slow start to Friday's second round that any chance of collecting a second major of the year this week was gone.
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