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verb (used with object)

to assemble together; assemble: The professor collected the students' exams.

to accumulate; make a collection of: to collect stamps.

to receive or hogtie payment of: to collect a nib.

to regain control of (oneself or 1'due south thoughts, faculties, composure, or the like): At the news of her promotion, she took a few minutes to collect herself.

to call for and accept with one: He drove off to collect his guests. They nerveless their mail.

Manège. 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 accrue: Rainwater collected in the barrel.

to receive payment (often followed by on): He nerveless on the damage to his house.

to gather or bring together books, stamps, coins, etc., ordinarily as a hobby: He'due south been collecting for years.

Manège. (of a horse) to come into a collected attitude.

adjective, adverb

requiring payment by the recipient: a collect phone telephone call; a telegram sent collect.

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Origin of collect

1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin collēctus (by participle of colligere "to collect"), equivalent to col- "with, together" + leg- (stem of legere "to gather") + -tus past participle suffix; encounter col-1

synonym study for collect

Words nearby collect

collation, collative, collator, colleague, colleagues, collect, collectable, collectanea, collect phone call, collected, collected edition

Other definitions for collect (2 of 2)


substantive

whatsoever of certain cursory prayers used in Western churches especially before the epistle in the communion service.

Origin of collect

two

1150–1200; Middle English collecte<Medieval Latin, short for ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at drove (see collect1)

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How to apply collect in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for collect (i of two)


verb

to assemble together or be gathered together

to accumulate (stamps, books, etc) equally a hobby or for study

(tr) to phone call for or receive payment of (taxes, dues, etc)

(tr) to regain control of (oneself, one'south emotions, etc) as after a stupor or surprise he collected his wits

(tr) to fetch; pick up collect your ain post; he collected the children afterward school

(intr sometimes foll by on) slang to receive big sums of coin, every bit from an investment he really collected when the will was read

(tr) Australian and NZ breezy to collide with; be hit by

adverb, adjective

US (of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge ground

substantive

Australian informal a winning bet

Discussion Origin for collect

C16: from Latin collēctus collected, from colligere to gather together, from com- together + legere to get together

British Dictionary definitions for collect (ii of ii)


noun

Christianity a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services

Word Origin for collect

C13: from Medieval Latin collecta (from the phrase ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at the (people'due south) assembly), from Latin colligere to collect ane

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