verb Download 🔗Share To gather together; amass. Examples : "Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out." amount group Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To get; particularly, get from someone. Examples : "The teacher collects the homework assignments at the end of class. " business economy finance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation. Examples : "My little sister collects seashells whenever we go to the beach. " item action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.) Examples : "Seeing her consistently arrive late and unprepared, the teacher collects that she isn't taking the class seriously. " mind logic philosophy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (often with on or against) To collect payments. Examples : "He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made." business finance economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To come together in a group or mass. Examples : "The rain collected in puddles." group mass amount Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To infer; to conclude. Examples : "Seeing the empty cookie jar and the crumbs on his son's face, the father collects that his son ate the cookies. " logic mind philosophy communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (of a vehicle or driver) To collide with or crash into (another vehicle or obstacle). Examples : "The truck veered across the central reservation and collected a car that was travelling in the opposite direction." vehicle action traffic Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer. Examples : "Before starting the Bible study, the students recited the collect. " religion ritual theology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading