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.
(..) - Yes. - Yeah? - Yes. Damn I was wondering when we might be getting paid for that haul? Cause them pelts we collect, they are still out there ... ...they're covered with dirt and some snow, but they are there, and that ain't my fault. (..)2015 The Revenant
(..) - Wait for amos, wait for amos... We go now. Go to the cannon. Don't leave, please. My daughter, powaqa, is not here. Collect all the pelts we can carry. We'll trade pelts with French for horses ...and we will keep searching for her. And the dust becomes flower... Amen. (..)2015 The Revenant