collect
/kəlˈɛkt/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
verb
- get or gather together
“I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife” - call for and obtain payment of
“we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts” - assemble or get together
“gather some stones” - get or bring together
“accumulate evidence” - gather or collect
“You can get the results on Monday”
adjective
- payable by the recipient on delivery
“a collect call”
adverb
- make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays
“call collect”
noun
- a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
Synonyms for collect
Words that rhyme with collect
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