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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.
- ²Ñ²¹²Ôè²µ±ð. 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.
- ²Ñ²¹²Ôè²µ±ð. (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/ °ìəˈ±ôÉ›°ì³Ù /
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/ ˈ°ìÉ’±ôÉ›°ì³Ù /
noun
- Christianity a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of collect1
Origin of collect2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
She’s requested that an attorney be permitted to collect the phones on behalf of the students.
That includes Escobar and other top union officers, who have for years been padding their paychecks with overtime while also collecting a five- to six-figure union stipend, a Times investigation found.
If you are collecting them in person, check with your school for an exact time.
“Furlough’s Paradise†makes you care deeply about what will happen to Mina and Sade once the authorities come to collect Sade.
Here we collect some of the day's most powerful news photographs.
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