- collect⇄adj. collectable.
- collect⇄adv., adj. to be paid for at the place of delivery.
Ex. to telephone collect (adv.), a collect telegram (adj.). - collect⇄collect (1), verb, adverb, adjective.
- collect⇄collect (2), noun.
a short prayer used in certain church services. In Western churches, a collect is said before the Epistle in the Eucharistic service; in Anglican churches, in morning and evening prayer.
Ex. Faith, hope, charity, for an incr - collect⇄v.i. 1. to come together; assemble.
Ex. A crowd soon collects at the scene of an accident.
2. to accumulate.
Ex. Junk tends to collect in every household. Dust is collecting under his bed.
3. to make a collection.
Ex. Whet - collect⇄v.t. 1. to bring together; gather together.
Ex. We collected sticks of wood to make a fire.
2. to gather together for a set.
Ex. Most boys collect stamps at some time or other.
3. to pick up; take along.
Ex. She came over