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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

  • (..) - No. Well, then I hope you enjoy disappointment. And that was the first night I dreamt of Edward Cullen. I need everybody's permission slips, okay? Sammy, please collect them. Guys, let's go. Come on, get in. In. Let's go! Look at you, huh? You're alive. I know, yeah. False alarm, I guess. (..)
    2008 Twilight