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- Dictionarycollect/kəˈlɛkt/
verb
- 1. bring or gather together (a number of things): "he went round the office collecting old coffee cups" Similar Opposite
- 2. call for and take away; fetch: "the children were collected from school" Similar Opposite
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"
noun
- 1. a winning bet. informal Australian, New Zealand
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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.
1. a. : to bring together into one body or place. b. : to gather or exact from a number of persons or sources. collect taxes. : to gather an accumulation of (objects) especially as a hobby. collects stamps. 2. : infer, deduce. 3. : to gain or regain control of. collect his thoughts.
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.
Definition of 'collect' collect. (kəlekt ) Word forms: collects , collecting , collected. 1. verb B1. If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people. Two young girls were collecting firewood. [VERB noun] 1.5 million signatures have been collected. [be VERB -ed]
[transitive] to bring things together from different people or places synonym gather. collect something to collect data/evidence/information. We're collecting signatures for a petition. The purpose of his trip was to collect material for a book. collect something from somebody/something Samples were collected from over 200 patients.
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.
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.
Collect definition: to gather together; assemble. See examples of COLLECT used in a sentence.
Definitions of 'collect' 1. If you collect a number of things, you bring them together from several places or from several people. [...] 2. If you collect things, such as stamps or books, as a hobby, you get a large number of them over a period of time because they interest you. [...] 3.
What does the noun collect mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun collect, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. collect has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. liturgical (Middle English) religion (Middle English) Entry status.
