collect
31collect — verb 1) he collected the rubbish she collects Hummel figurines Syn: gather, accumulate, assemble; amass, stockpile, pile up, heap up, store (up), hoard, save; mass, accrue See note at …
32collect up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms collect up : present tense I/you/we/they collect up he/she/it collects up present participle collecting up past tense collected up past participle collected up to get things from different places or people… …
33collect — I. /kəˈlɛkt / (say kuh lekt) verb (t) 1. to gather together; assemble. 2. to accumulate; make a collection of. 3. to gather (money) for contributions or debts, for charity, etc. 4. to regain control of (one s thoughts, faculties, etc., or… …
34collect — /kə lekt/ verb 1. to make someone pay money which is owed ♦ to collect a debt to go and make someone pay a debt 2. to take things away from a place ● We have to collect the stock from the warehouse. ● Can you collect my letters from the typing… …
35Collect — The name given to the prayers set forth in the Prayer Book and especially to the short prayers used in connection with Epistles and Gospels. The origin of the name is uncertain and various meanings have been given to it. Some have connected it …
36collect up — PHRASAL VERB If you collect up things, you bring them all together, usually when you have finished using them. [V P n (not pron)] Would you go and collect up the dishes?... [V P n (not pron)] Harold had all the copies collected up and burned.… …
37collect — collect1 [kə lɛkt] verb 1》 bring or gather together. ↘systematically seek and acquire (items of a particular kind) as a hobby. 2》 call for and take away; fetch. ↘call for and receive (something) as a right or due. 3》 (collect oneself)… …
38collect — Ohi, ho ākoakoa, ho āhu, hō ili, hō ili ili, hāpuku, hō ulu ulu; ohi loa a (revenue). Also: ākuli, ho āuna, i i, lapulapu, pūku i, laua e, ho opūlehulehu. ♦ To collect taxes, ohi auhau. ♦ To collect untidily, mu umōkākī …
39collect — /kə lekt/ verb 1. to get money which is owed to you by making the person who owes it pay ♦ to collect a debt to go and make someone pay a debt 2. to take things away from a place ● We have to collect the stock from the warehouse. ■ adverb,… …
40collect — 1. v., adj., & adv. v. 1 tr. & intr. bring or come together; assemble, accumulate. 2 tr. systematically seek and acquire (books, stamps, etc.), esp. as a continuing hobby. 3 a tr. obtain (taxes, contributions, etc.) from a number of people. b… …
