collect
🇺🇸
/kəˈlekt/
🇬🇧
/kəˈlekt/
verb
A2
to gather things from different places
I collect shells from the beach.
A2
to keep things you like as a hobby
She likes to collect stamps.
B1
to build up over time
Dust can collect on shelves.
B1
to pick up someone or something
I will collect my package tomorrow.
B1
to ask for money for a cause
They collect donations for charity.
R
to get money that is owed
He needs to collect the rent.
R
to receive or win something
She went to collect her prize.
R
to come together in a group
People collect in the park on Sundays.
adjective
R
paid by the person who gets the call
I made a collect call to my family.
adverb
R
with the receiver paying for the call
You can call me collect if it's urgent.
translation
to gather things from different places; to keep things you like as a hobby; to build up over time; to pick up someone or something; to ask for money for a cause; to get money that is owed; to receive or win something; to come together in a group
paid by the person who gets the call
with the receiver paying for the call
Word Forms
3rd Present
collects
Past
collected
Perfect
collected
Progressive
collecting