collect
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/kəˈlɛkt/]
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Senses
1. collect (verb) — sense 1
Definition: To gather together; amass.
Example: Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.
2. collect (verb) — sense 2
Definition: To get; particularly, get from someone.
Example: A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house.
3. collect (verb) — sense 3
Definition: To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
Example: John Henry collects stamps.
4. collect (adj) — sense 4
Definition: To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
Example: It was to be a collect delivery, but no-one was available to pay.
5. collect (adv) — sense 5
Definition: With payment due from the recipient.
Example: I had to call collect.
Structure of the word
Roots:- leǵ (Proto-Indo-European)
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