verb🔗ShareTo gather together; amass."Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."groupamountbusinesseconomyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo get; particularly, get from someone."My brother collects stamps from his friends. "actionbusinessessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation."My sister collects stamps from different countries as a hobby. "itemthingessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)"From the clues in the email, the detective collected that the thief was likely familiar with the house's layout. "mindlogicessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(often with on or against) To collect payments."He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made."businessfinanceeconomyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo come together in a group or mass."The rain collected in puddles."groupactionmassessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo infer; to conclude."From the clues in the email, we can collect that the meeting is rescheduled. "mindphilosophylogicessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of a vehicle or driver) To collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle)."The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction."vehicleactiontrafficdisasteressentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareTo be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment."It was to be a collect delivery, but no-one was available to pay."businesscommunicationserviceessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adverb🔗ShareWith payment due from the recipient."I had to call collect."businesscommercefinanceessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer."Before the Sunday school lesson, the children recited the collect from their prayer books. "religiontheologyritualessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading