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List of meaning for collect

to gather; to amass

collect(adj)

a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England

collect, cod(verb)

payable by the recipient on delivery

"a collect call"; "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel"

roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard(verb)

get or gather together

"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 fortune"

collect, take in(verb)

call for and obtain payment of

"we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"

gather, garner, collect, pull together(verb)

assemble or get together

"gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together"

collect, pull in(verb)

get or bring together

"accumulate evidence"

collect, pick up, gather up, call for(adverb)

gather or collect

"You can get the results on Monday"; "She picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick up our trash twice a week"

collect(adverb)

make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays

"call collect"; "send a package collect"

to gain emotional or mental control of

applicants should collect their thoughts while waiting to be interviewed

to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass

dust has been collecting under my bed for years

to bring together from several sources into a single volume or list

collected the author's early short stories, which were originally published in several obscure sci-fi magazines

to bring together in one body or place

she collects antique silverware

to come together into one body or place

a crowd collected at the beach as the sun slowly set over the horizon

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