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.
(..) There're no cameras, hurry up. I've no time to waste. Go ahead. I'm gonna be sending you details of three people about to arrive in Europe. Each one is carrying a kilo of drugs. I need you to arrest them and collect the substance. I'll need it later. What form of these drugs in? Bars? Capsules? (..)2014 Lucy