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

  • (..) that was just under discussion. The price you pay for bringing up either my Chinese or American heritage as a negative is, I collect your fucking head. Just like this fucker here. Now, if any of you sons of bitches got anything else to say, now is the fucking time! (..)
    2003 Kill Bill: Vol. 1