collect
[1]
vb
1 to gather together or be gathered together
2 to accumulate (stamps, books, etc.) as a hobby or for study
3 tr to call for or receive payment of (taxes, dues, etc.)
4 tr to regain control of (oneself, one's emotions, etc.) as after a shock or surprise
he collected his wits
5 tr to fetch
collect your own post
6 intr; sometimes foll by: on
Slang to receive large sums of money, as from an investment
he really collected when the will was read
7 tr (Austral. and N.Z.)
informal to collide with; be hit by
8 ♦
collect on delivery the U.S. term for →
cash on delivery
adv
adj
9 (U.S.) (of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge basis
n
10 (Austral)
informal a winning bet
(C16: from Latin collectus collected, from colligere to gather together, from com- together + legere to gather)
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collect [2]
n (Christianity) a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services
(C13: from Medieval Latin collecta (from the phrase oratio ad collectam prayer at the (people's) assembly), from Latin colligere to collect1)
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reverse-charge adj prenominal (of a telephone call) made at the recipient's expense,
(U.S. equivalent)
collect
collect [1]
vb
1 to gather together or be gathered together
2 to accumulate (stamps, books, etc.) as a hobby or for study
3 tr to call for or receive payment of (taxes, dues, etc.)
4 tr to regain control of (oneself, one's emotions, etc.) as after a shock or surprise
he collected his wits
5 tr to fetch
collect your own post
6 intr; sometimes foll by: on
Slang to receive large sums of money, as from an investment
he really collected when the will was read
7 tr (Austral. and N.Z.)
informal to collide with; be hit by
8 ♦
collect on delivery the U.S. term for →
cash on delivery
adv
adj
9 (U.S.) (of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge basis
n
10 (Austral)
informal a winning bet
(C16: from Latin collectus collected, from colligere to gather together, from com- together + legere to gather)
collect [2]
n (Christianity) a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services
(C13: from Medieval Latin collecta (from the phrase oratio ad collectam prayer at the (people's) assembly), from Latin colligere to collect1)
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collect
1 accumulate, aggregate, amass, assemble, gather, heap, hoard, save, stockpile
2 assemble, cluster, congregate, convene, converge, flock together, rally
3 acquire, muster, obtain, raise, secure, solicit
Antonyms
disperse, distribute, scatter, spread, strew
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