English
Etymology
(noun) From French collecte
(verb) From French collecter
Pronunciation
audio|en-us-collect.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�kt|-�kt
Noun
en-noun (sometimes capitalized)
- Christianity The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.
#: He used the day's collect as the basis of his sermon.
Verb
en-verb
- gather|Gather together; amass items.
#: Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.
- get|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.
- accumulate|Accumulate similar items or items belonging to a particular theme, particularly for a hobby or recreation.
#: John Henry collects stamps.
Translations
trans-top|gather together
Arabic: �ج�ع (yajma')
Bavarian: sammen, zamsuacha
CJKV Characters: � (?)
Dutch: verzamelen, opstapelen
German: sammeln
Hebrew: ��ס�ף (le'esof)
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Kurdish: KUchar|ک�کرد�
Malayalam: ശ��രിയ������ (Sekharikkuka)
Polish: zbiera�, gromadzi�
Serbian: skupiti, pribrati
Slovene: zbrati
Swedish: samla
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trans-top|get from someone
Czech: vybÃrat
Hebrew: ����ת (ligbot)
trans-mid
Polish: odbiera�, �ci�ga�
Serbian: sabrati, zbirati
Slovene: pobrati
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trans-top|accumulate items for a hobby
Czech: sbÃrat
German: sammeln, anhäufen
Hebrew: ��ס�ף (le'esof)
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|ک�کرد�
Malayalam: ശ��രിയ������ (Sekharikkuka)
Polish: kolekcjonowa�
Serbian: sakupljati
Slovene: zbirati
Swedish: samla
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Related terms
call collect
collectible
collection
collector
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