Definition of "collect"
- verb
To gather together; amass.
To get; particularly, get from someone.
To accumulate a number of similar or related (objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.).
To collect payments.
To come together in a group or mass.
To collect objects as a hobby.
- adjective
To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
- adverb
With payment due from the recipient.
- noun
The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.
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