collect in English dictionary

  • collect

    Meanings and definitions of "collect"

    • To gather together; amass items.
    • To get; particularly, get from someone.
    • To accumulate similar items or items belonging to a particular theme, particularly for a hobby or recreation.
    • (now rare) To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
    • (Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.
    • adjective
      To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
    • adverb
      With payment due from the recipient.
    • noun
      (Christianity)
      The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To gather together; amass.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To get; particularly, get from someone.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To accumulate a number of similar or related (objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
    • verb
      (transitive, now rare)
      To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
    • verb
      (intransitive, often with on or against)
      To collect payments.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To come together in a group or mass.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To collect objects as a hobby.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To infer; to conclude.
    • to gather together
    • to get from someone
    • to accumulate items for a hobby
    • To gather together; to encourage growth.
    • To heap up; to collect or gather (e.g. work, magazines, etc.).
    • summarise(d)
    • put (it all) together
    • muster (e.g. courage)
    • To get or gather together.
    • To receive an amount due.
    • adjective
      payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel"
    • adverb
      make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays; "call collect"; "send a package collect"
    • noun
      a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
    • verb
      assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"
    • verb
      call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
    • verb
      gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"
    • verb
      get or bring together; "accumulate evidence"
    • verb
      get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune"

    Synonyms of "collect" in English dictionary

    prayer, acquire, orison are the top synonyms of "collect" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "collect" in English dictionary

    spread is the antonym of "collect" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of collect

    • collected, collected; he collects; be collecting
    • collect ( third-person singular simple present collects, present participle collecting, simple past and past participle collected)
    • collect ( plural  collects) (sometimes capitalized)
    • collect (not comparable)
    • collect (plural collects) (sometimes capitalized)
    • collect (third-person singular simple present collects, present participle collecting, simple past and past participle collected)
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