Collect
21collect — collect1 /keuh lekt /, v.t. 1. to gather together; assemble: The professor collected the students exams. 2. to accumulate; make a collection of: to collect stamps. 3. to receive or compel payment of: to collect a bill. 4. to regain control of… …
22collect — 01. When I was young, I used to [collect] coins from all over the world. 02. Franca, could you please [collect] the homework for me, and put it on my desk? 03. My son s hockey team spent the day [collecting] bottles and cans for their fundraising …
23collect — I. noun Etymology: Middle English collecte, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin collecta (short for oratio ad collectam prayer upon assembly), from Late Latin, assembly, from Latin, assemblage, from feminine of collectus Date: 13th century 1.… …
24collect — 1. verb /ˈkɑlɪkt,kəˈlɛkt/ a) To gather together; amass items. Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out. b) To get; particularly, get from someone. A bank collects a monthly payment on a clients new car loan …
25collect — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Collect is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑crowd Collect is used with these nouns as the object: ↑antique, ↑antiquity, ↑art, ↑baggage, ↑belongings, ↑benefit, ↑blood, ↑booking, ↑ …
26collect — [16] Collect comes via French collecter or medieval Latin collēctāre from collēct , the past participial stem of Latin colligere ‘gather together’, a compound verb formed from com ‘together’ and legere ‘gather’ (source also of English elect,… …
27collect*/*/*/ — [kəˈlekt] verb 1) [T] to get things and keep them together for a particular reason A lot of families collect newspapers for recycling.[/ex] 2) [T] to get and keep objects because they are interesting or valuable I didn t know she collected modern …
28collect — I col•lect [[t]kəˈlɛkt[/t]] v. t. 1) to gather together; assemble 2) to make a collection of: to collect stamps[/ex] 3) to demand and receive payment of 4) to regain control of (oneself or one s thoughts or emotions) 5) to call for and take with… …
29collect — [16] Collect comes via French collecter or medieval Latin collēctāre from collēct , the past participial stem of Latin colligere ‘gather together’, a compound verb formed from com ‘together’ and legere ‘gather’ (source also of English elect,… …
30collect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. gather, collate, assemble, amass, compile; throng, congregate, flock; scrape or round up, garner, accumulate, save. See assemblage, acquisition. Ant., disperse, scatter. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To… …
