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

  • (..) If he works here, you'll be able to keep an eye on him while I do a little digging. Find out how much of this is real. I will need you to collect some DNA samples from the boy. Hair, maybe. Mark my words. The whole thing is highly suspect. He knows something. Relax, he's a garbage boy. (..)
    2007 Ratatouille
  • (..) Gave him a thrill to help a youngster crawl off the shit heap. But that wasn't the only reason. Prison time is slow time. So you do what you can to keep going. Some fellas collect stamps. Others build matchstick houses. Andy built a library. Now he needed a new project. Tommy was it. (..)
    1994 The Shawshank Redemption
  • (..) REMOVE YOUR RECEIPT INSUFFICIENT FUNDS - Still not working. - Shit. It took everything. Randy, go to collect it. Tell him I'm not feeling well or something. Mason, accompany it! Take my identification. Good evening, folks. How I can help? (..)
    2014 Boyhood