collect
IPA: kʌɫˈɛkt
noun
- (Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.
verb
- (transitive) To gather together; amass.
- (transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone.
- (transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
- (transitive, now rare) To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
- (intransitive, often with on or against) To collect payments.
- (intransitive) To come together in a group or mass.
- (transitive) To infer; to conclude.
- (transitive, of a vehicle or driver) To collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle).
adjective
- To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
adverb
- With payment due from the recipient.
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