collect

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

(noun) From French collecte (verb) From French collecter

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• (noun): (General American) IPA: /ˈkɑlɪkt/
• (verb): IPA: /kəˈlɛkt/
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    Rhymes: -ɛkt

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collect (plural collects) (sometimes capitalized)

1. (Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.

   He used the day's collect as the basis of his sermon.

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to collect (third-person singular simple present collects, present participle collecting, simple past and past participle collected)

1. To gather together; amass items.

   Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out.

2. 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.

3. To accumulate similar items or items belonging to a particular theme, particularly for a hobby or recreation.

   John Henry collects stamps.

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