What does collect mean in English? Meaning of collect definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "collect": a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
Noun
Meaning: a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of EnglandSynonyms: collectHypernyms: orison
petition
prayerMeaning of "collect": get or gather together
Verb
Meaning: get or gather togetherExample: I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
She rolled up a small fortuneSynonyms: accumulate
amass
collect
compile
hoard
pile up
roll upHyponyms: bale
catch
chunk
collect
come up
corral
fund
lump
pull in
run up
scrape
scrape up
scratchHypernyms: hive away
lay in
put in
salt away
stack away
stash away
storeMeaning of "collect": payable by the recipient on delivery
Adjective
Meaning: payable by the recipient on deliveryExample: a collect call
the letter came collect
a COD parcelSynonyms: cod
collectSimilar: dueMeaning of "collect": make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays
Adverb
Meaning: make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient paysExample: call collect
send a package collectSynonyms: collectMeaning of "collect": call for and obtain payment of
Verb
Meaning: call for and obtain payment ofExample: we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts
he collected the rentSynonyms: collect
take inHyponyms: farm
raiseHypernyms: takeMeaning of "collect": assemble or get together
Verb
Meaning: assemble or get togetherExample: gather some stones
pull your thoughts togetherSynonyms: collect
garner
gather
pull togetherHyponyms: bird-nest
birdnest
clam
club
come up
cull
glean
harvest
heap up
hive
marshal
mobilise
mobilize
muster
muster up
nest
nut
oyster
pearl
pick
pile up
pluck
rake
rally
reap
round up
salvage
scavenge
shock
snail
sponge
stack up
summonAntonyms: distribute
spreadAlso see: gather up
lift up
pick upMeaning of "collect": get or bring together
Verb
Meaning: get or bring togetherExample: accumulate evidenceSynonyms: collect
pull inHyponyms: archive
beat up
drum up
file away
rallyHypernyms: accumulate
amass
collect
compile
hoard
pile up
roll upMeaning of "collect": gather or collect
Verb
Meaning: gather or collectExample: You can get the results on Monday
She picked up the children at the day care center
They pick up our trash twice a weekSynonyms: call for
collect
gather up
pick upHypernyms: acquire
getAdjective: (transitive) To gather together; amass. 2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, American Scientist, volume 101, number 4: Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.2013 July-August, Henry Petroski, “Geothermal Energy”, American Scientist, volume 101, number 4: Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame.(transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone. A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house.(transitive) To accumulate a number of similar or related (objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation. John Henry collects stamps.(transitive, now rare) To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.) 1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial 2007, p. 292-3: the riot is so great that it is very difficult to collect what is being said. John Locke […] which sequence, I conceive, is very ill collected.1992, Hilary Mantel, A Place of Greater Safety, Harper Perennial 2007, p. 292-3: the riot is so great that it is very difficult to collect what is being said.John Locke […] which sequence, I conceive, is very ill collected.(intransitive, often with on or against) To collect payments. He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made.(intransitive) To come together in a group or mass. The rain collected in puddles.(intransitive) To collect objects as a hobby. I don't think he collects as much as hoards.(transitive) To infer; to conclude. South Whence some collect that the former word imports a plurality of persons.South Whence some collect that the former word imports a plurality of persons.Synonyms:
amass, compile, gather, assemble, save, group, congress, cluster, muster, aggregate, rendezvous, converge, convene, convoke, stockpile, heap, corral, congregate, rally, flock, hoard, array, round up, flock together, get hold of, scare up, raise, solicit, secure, muster, acquire, requisition, dig up, pass the hat,
Antonyms:
disperse, scatter, dissemble, disseminate, share, divide, separate, spread, throw away, dispense, distribute, compensate, give, meed, disperse, disseminate, scatter, share, dispense, distribute, divide, compensate, give, meed,
