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Collect

kəˈlɛkt

Collect definitions
verb
collect collected collecting collects
  1. 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"

  2. call for and take away; fetch

    "the children were collected from school"

    fetch go/come to get go/come and get call for go/come for meet
    • 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"

  3. regain control of oneself, typically after a shock

    "he paused for a moment to take a breath, to collect himself"

    recover regain one's composure pull oneself together take a hold of oneself steady oneself
    • concentrate (one's thoughts)

      "she returned to her room to collect her thoughts"

  4. conclude; infer

    "by all best conjectures, I collect Thou art to be my fatal enemy"

  5. 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"

  6. collide with

    "he lost control of the truck and collected two cats"