collect

Definition

  • noun: a short prayer comprising an invocation, petition, and conclusion
  • verb: to get (things) from different places and bring them together
  • verb: to bring together into one body or place
  • + 'on'
  • synonyms: muster, garner, assemble

Examples

  • He has an impressive stamp collection, though he has been 'collecting' for only a few years.

  • I 'collected up' [='picked up'] the dishes and brought them to the kitchen.

  • The operator asked me if I would accept a 'collect' call from John Smith.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) She doesn't like being left on her own so You've still got some stuff at the flat. I've been rolling around in my lingerie all over it waiting for you to come and collect it. Yeah, I... Just your, your Tupperware and your TV and your dinosaur plate. Oh... I got a new dinosaur plate erm (..)
    2016 TvShow: Fleabag Title: Episode #1.6 Season: 1 Episode 6