collect
collect1 definition
col·lect (kə lekt′)
transitive verb
- to gather together; assemble
- to gather (stamps, books, etc.) as a hobby
- to call for and receive (money) for (rent, a fund, taxes, bills, etc.)
- to regain control of (oneself or one's wits); summon up (one's faculties or powers)
- ☆ Now Chiefly Brit. to pick up; fetch
Etymology: ME collecten < OFr collecter < L collectus: see collect
intransitive verb
- to gather; assemble a crowd collected
- to accumulate water collects in the basement
- to collect payments, contributions, etc.
adjective, adverb
☆ with payment to be made by the receiver to telephone collect
collect2 definition
col·lect (käl′ekt′)
noun
a short prayer suitable to the time or occasion, used in certain church services, as before the Epistle at Mass
Etymology: ME & OFr collecte < LL collecta, a gathering together of ideas from the day's reading < L, a gathering, contribution of money < collectus, pp. of colligere < com-, together + legere, to gather < IE base *le-, to collect > leech
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