collect
To gather together; amass.
Example
“Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.”
Other meanings
To 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.”
To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
“John Henry collects stamps.”
Synonyms
- roll up
- accumulate
- pile up
Related words
- call collect
- light-collecting power
- collect one's thoughts
- collect one's wits
- collect up
- collectible
- collection
- collector
- call and collect
- click and collect
- collect call
- collect dust
Example sentences
Word history
From Medieval Latin "collectare" (to collect money).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “collect” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.