a. To bring together in a group or mass; gather: The teacher collected the exams.
b. To accumulate as a hobby or for study: collect old coins; collect folk tales. See Synonyms at gather.
2. To call for and obtain payment of: collect taxes.
3. To be the site for (an accumulating mass), especially as a consequence of disuse or neglect: My guitar is collecting dust in the corner.
4. To recover control of: collect one's emotions.
5. To call for (someone); pick up: collected the children and drove home.
v.intr.
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.
[Middle English collecten, from Latin colligere, collēct- : com-, com- + legere, to gather; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
col·lect 2
(kŏl′ĭkt, -ĕkt′)
n.Ecclesiastical
A brief formal prayer that is used in various Western liturgies before the epistle and that varies with the day.
[Middle English collecte, from Old French, from Medieval Latin collēcta, short for (ōrātiō ad) collēctam, (prayer at the) gathering, from Latin collēctus, gathered, past participle of colligere, to gather; see collect1.]
collect - 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"
corral - collect or gather; "corralling votes for an election"
collect, pull in - get or bring together; "accumulate evidence"
scrape up, scrape, scratch, come up - gather (money or other resources) together over time; "She had scraped together enough money for college"; "they scratched a meager living"
chunk, lump - put together indiscriminately; "lump together all the applicants"
hive - gather into a hive; "The beekeeper hived the swarm"
salvage, scavenge - collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
muster, muster up, rally, summon, come up - gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
round up - seek out and bring together; "round up some loyal followers"
cull, pick, pluck - look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"
collect, compile, accumulate, amass, roll up, hoard, pile up - 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"
5.
collect - 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"
acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"
Adj.
1.
collect - payable by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel"
1. to bring or come together; to gather. People are collecting in front of the house; I collect stamps; I'm collecting (money) for cancer research; He's trying to collect his thoughts. bymekaarmaak, vergader, kollekteer, versamel يَجْمَع، يَتَجَمّع събирам reunir shromažďovat (se), sbírat sammeln samle συγκεντρώνω, συγκεντρώνομαι, συλλέγωreunir, recopilar koguma, kogunema جمع کردن؛ جمع شدن kerätä rassembler לֶאֱסוֹף संग्रहीत करना sabirati (össze)gyűjt mengumpulkan safna; ná jafnvægi riunirsi 集める 모으다, 모이다 rinkti(s), sukaupti vākt; krāt; kolekcionēt; koncentrēties; sapulcēties mengumpul verzamelensamle; samle seg zbierać لنډ يا مختصر لمونځ reunir a (se) strânge; a (se) aduna собирать zbierať zbrati (se) sakupiti samla[s] สะสม toplamak, biriktirmek 收集 збирати(ся) اکٹھے کرنا یا ہونا tụ tập; sưu tập 收集
2. to call for and take away. She collects the children from school each day. afhaal يَأخُذ، يَجْلِب взимам buscar vyzvednout abholen afhente πηγαίνω και παίρνω recoger ära tooma رفتن و با خود بردن noutaa aller chercher לֶאֱסוֹף ले जाना doći po érte megy menjemput ná í andare a prendere 連れに行く 마중 가다 užeiti ko nors paimti aiziet kādam pakaļ mengambil ophalenhenteodbierać تلل او له ځان سره وړل buscar a lua забирать zastaviť sa (po) iti po kaj pokupiti hämta พามา gidip almak 接走 забирати, заходити (за) لے کر جانا đón 接走
colˈlected adjective
1. gathered together in one book etc. the collected poems of Robert Burns. versameling مَجموع، مَجْموعَه събрани reunido sebraný gesammelt samlet άπαντα, που δημιουργούν συλλογή completo kogutud گردآوری شده koottu recueil אָסוּפָה एकत्रित करना sakupljen, sabran összegyűjtött mengumpulkan samansafnaður raccolto 集めた 모은 rinktinis kopoti raksti terkumpul verzameld samletzebrany ګړد آوری شول،طرح شول reunido cules, adunat собранный zobraný zbran sabran samlad ที่รวบรวมไว้ด้วยกัน toplanmış, derlenmiş 收集成冊的 зібраний ایک کتاب میں اکٹھے کرنا được sưu tập 收集成册的
2. composed; cool. She appeared quite calm and collected. bedaard هادئ، رابِطُ الجَأْش، رَزين спокоен contido vyrovnaný gefaßt fattet ψύχραιμος, νηφάλιοςsereno talitsetud حواس جمع؛ آرام و خونسرد tyyni maître de soiרגוע सौम्य pribran higgadt tenang rólegur, í jafnvægi sicuro 落ちついた (태도 등이) 침착한 susikaupęs nosvērts; savaldīgs tenang beheerstrolig, fattetskupiony د فکر نه جمع کول contido stăpân pe sine сдержанный vyrovnaný miren, zbran sabran samlad, lugn สงบ sakin, aklı başında 鎮定的 спокійний; холоднокровний حواس وغیرہ مجتمع کرنا tự chủ 镇定的
colˈlection (-ʃən) noun
1. (an) act of collecting. Your letter won't get to London tomorrow – you've missed the last collection (= of mail from a postbox) for today. versameling جَمْع، تَجْميع събиране coleta vybírání (schránky), sbírání die Abholung, die Leerung tømning συγκέντρωση, παραλαβήrecogida kogumine جمع آوری keruu ramassage אִסוּף , אִיסוּף संग्रहण sabiranje, zbirka gyűjtés kumpulan (sam)söfnun levata 集めること 수집 surinkimas savākšana mengambil inzameling, lichtingsamling, avhenting, tømmingzbieranie, odbiór جمع کیدل tiragem colectare сбор; выемка vyberanie pošty zo schránky pobiranje sakupljanje hämtning, [brevlåds]tömning การเก็บรวบรวม olma, alınma 收集 збирання جمع کرے کا عمل sự thu gom 收集
2. a set of objects etc collected. a stamp collection. versameling مَجْموعَه колекция coleção sbírka die Sammlung samling συλλογήcolección kogu کلکسیون kokoelma collectionאוסף जमा की गई कोई चीज zbirka gyűjtemény koleksi safn collezione コレクション 수집물 kolekcija kolekcija pengumpulan verzamelingsamlingzbiór البوم،کلکسیون colecção colecţie коллекция zbierka zbirka zbirka samling สิ่งที่สะสมไว้ koleksiyon 收藏品 колекція اشیاء کا مجموعہ bộ sưu tầm 收藏品
colˈlective (-tiv) adjective
1. of a number of people etc combined into one group. This success was the result of a collective effort. gesamentlike جَماعي общ coletivo kolektivní vereint fælles; kollektiv συλλογικόςcolectivo ühine, kollektiivne مشترک؛ دسته جمعی kollektiivinen collectifשיתופי सामूहिक kolektivan, skupan, zajednički együttes kolektif heildar-; samvinnu- collettivo 集団的な 집단적인 kolektyvinis, bendras kolektīvs; kopējs usaha sama gezamenlijkkollektiv-, gruppe-, felles-zbiorowy ډله ايز: اشتراكى: را غونډشوى، را ټول كشوى: ديوى ډلې colectivo colectiv коллективный kolektívny skupen zajednički kollektiv หมู่คณะ toplu, kollektif 集體的 колективний مشترکہ tập thể 集体的
2. of a noun, taking a singular verb but standing for many things taken as a whole. `Cattle' is a collective noun. versamelwoord إسْم جَمْع، إسْم كَثْرَه събирателен coletivo hromadný Sammel-... kollektiv; fællesnavn περιληπτικόςcolectivo kogunimi اسم جمع yläkäsite collectif שֵם עֶצֶם קִיבוּצִי समूहवाचक zbirna imenica gyűjtőnév kolektif safnheiti collettivo 集合名詞の 집합명사의 kuopinis kopības [] kolektif verzamel- kollektiv, fellesnavnzbiorowy د جمع نوم colectivo colectiv собирательный hromadný skupno ime zbirni kollektiv[t substantiv] คำนามบอกหมวดหมู่ topluluk 集合的 збірний مجموعی tập thể 集合的
noun
a farm or organization run by a group of workers for the good of all of them. gemeenskapsplaas, kibboets مَزْرَعَه تَعاوُنِيَّه колектив cooperativa družstvo das Kollektiv kollektiv; kollektivfarm κολεκτίβα cooperativa ühismajand مزرعه یا هرگونه تشکیلات اشتراکی kollektiivi collectif מֶשֶק שִיתוּפִי सहकारी कृषि या संगठन kolektiv farm kolektif samyrkja, samyrkjubú collettivo 集団農場 (など) 공동체, 집단농장 bendrovė, kolektyvas kolektīvs usaha sama collectiefkollektiv, samvirkespółdzielnia مزرعه، پټى cooperativa colectiv колхоз družstvo zadruga zadruga kollektiv กลุ่ม; หมู่คณะ ortaklık (前蘇聯)集體農場,集體事業 колектив مجوعہ افراد ، انجمن tập thể 共有,集体事业
colˈlectively adverb
They were collectively responsible for the man's death. gesamentlik بِصورَةٍ جَماعِيَّه общо coletivamente kolektivně, společně gemeinsam kollektivt; fælles; samlet συλλογικά colectivamente kollektiivselt مشترکاً؛ دسته جمعی yhdessä collectivement בְּצוּרָה משוּתֶפֶת सामुहिक रूप से kolektivan, skupan közösen secara kolektif sameiginlega collettivamente 集合的に 집단적으로 bendrai, kolektyviai kolektīvi; kopīgi bertanggungjawab gezamenlijkkollektivt zbiorowo دله ایز colectivamente cu toţii сообща spoločne skupinsko kolektivno kollektivt โดยส่วนรวม birlikte, ortaklaşa 集體地 колективно; спільно مشترکہ طور پر chung 集体地
colˈlector noun
a person who collects, as a job or as a hobby. a ticket-collector / stamp-collector. versamelaar جامِع الأشْياء колекционер colecionador sběratel der/die Sammler(in) samler συλλέκτηςcoleccionista koguja کلکسیونر keräilijä collectionneur/-euse אספן, גובה जमाकर्ता sabirač, sakupljač, kolekcionar gyűjtő kolektor safnari collezionista 収集家 수집가 rinkėjas, kolekcionierius, (bilietų) kontrolierius iekasētājs; (biļešu) kontrolieris; kolekcionārs pengumpul verzamelaarsamler; oppkrever, inkassator zbieracz, bileter کلکسیونر coleccionador colecţionar, persoană care colecţionează ceva сборщик; коллекционер zberateľ pobiralec, zbiralec kolekcionar samlare นักสะสม koleksiyoncu 收藏家 збирач; колекціонер جمع کرنے والا người sưu tầm 收藏家
It was the Sixth Sunday after Epiphany, and the collect began with the words: O God, whose blessed Son was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil, and make us the sons of God, and heirs of Eternal life.
According to Somo law, the Anno family was privileged to collect the blood-debt from the Nalasu family, but had been balked of it by the deaths of Nalasu's three sons in the bush.
Then the eldest brother replied, 'The corn has all been cut, but it has not yet been put into barns; let the knave collect all the grain in the kingdom into one big heap before to-morrow night, and if as much as a stalk of corn is left let him be put to death.
Waterhouse, Walker, Newman, and White, have published several able papers on the Insects which were collected, and I trust that many others will hereafter follow.
I remember, in the catalogue, being impressed by the title, "The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle." I filled an application blank and the librarian handed me the collected and entirely unexpurgated works of Smollett in one huge volume.
In the following year they would resume their summer trade, commencing at California and proceeding north: and, having in the course of the two seasons collected a sufficient cargo of peltries, would make the best of their way to China.
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