collect

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collect
kəˈlɛkt Listen
Meanings
verb
  • bring or gather together (a number of things).
    E.g. he went round the office collecting old coffee cups
  • call for and take away; fetch.
    E.g. the children were collected from school
  • regain control of oneself, typically after a shock.
    E.g. he paused for a moment to take a breath, to collect himself
  • conclude; infer.
    E.g. 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.
    E.g. a rider should want to be able to collect a horse when hacking
  • collide with.
    E.g. he lost control of the truck and collected two cats
adjective
  • (of a phone call) paid for by the person receiving it.
    E.g. a collect call
adverb
  • (with reference to making a phone call) in a way that is paid for by the person receiving it.
    E.g. I called my mother collect
noun
  • a winning bet.
noun
  • (in church use) a short prayer, especially one assigned to a particular day or season.

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