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Collect
kəˈlɛkt
- bring or gather together (a number of things)
"he went round the office collecting old coffee cups"
- come together and form a group
"a small crowd collected at the back door"
- systematically seek and acquire (items of a particular kind) as a hobby
"I've started collecting stamps"
- accumulate over a period of time
"collect rainwater to use on the garden"
- call for and take away; fetch
"the children were collected from school"
- call for and obtain (payments) from a number of people
"he collected their rent each week"
- go somewhere and receive (something) as a right or award
"she came to Oxford to collect her honorary degree"
- ask for and receive (charitable donations)
"they were collecting money for the war effort"
- regain control of oneself, typically after a shock
"he paused for a moment to take a breath, to collect himself"
- concentrate (one's thoughts)
"she returned to her room to collect her thoughts"
- conclude; infer
"by all best conjectures, I collect Thou art to be my fatal enemy"
- cause (a horse) to bring its hind legs further forward as it moves
"a rider should want to be able to collect a horse when hacking"
- collide with
"he lost control of the truck and collected two cats"