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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Collect \Col*lect"\, v. i.
     1. To assemble together; as, the people collected in a crowd;
        to accumulate; as, snow collects in banks.
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     2. To infer; to conclude. [Archaic]
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              Whence some collect that the former word imports a
              plurality of persons.                 --South.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Collect \Col"lect\, n. [LL. collecta, fr. L. collecta a
     collection in money; an assemblage, fr. collerige: cf. F.
     collecte. See Collect, v. t.]
     A short, comprehensive prayer, adapted to a particular day,
     occasion, or condition, and forming part of a liturgy.
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           The noble poem on the massacres of Piedmont is strictly
           a collect in verse.                      --Macaulay.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Collect \Col*lect"\ (k[o^]l*l[e^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     Collected; p. pr. & vb. n. Collecting.] [L. collecrus, p.
     p. of collerige to bind together; col- + legere to gather:
     cf. OF. collecter. See Legend, and cf. Coil, v. t.,
     Cull, v. t.]
     1. To gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring
        together; to obtain by gathering.
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              A band of men
              Collected choicely from each country. --Shak.
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              'Tis memory alone that enriches the mind, by
              preserving what our labor and industry daily
              collect.                              --Watts.
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     2. To demand and obtain payment of, as an account, or other
        indebtedness; as, to collect taxes.
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     3. To infer from observed facts; to conclude from premises.
        [Archaic.] --Shak.
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              Which sequence, I conceive, is very ill collected.
                                                    --Locke.
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     To collect one's self, to recover from surprise,
        embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.
  
     Syn: To gather; assemble; congregate; muster; accumulate;
          garner; aggregate; amass; infer; deduce.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Collect \Col*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Collected; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Collecting.] [L. collecrus, p. p. of collerige to
     bind together; col- + legere to gather: cf. OF. collecter.
     See Legend, and cf. Coil, v. t., Cull, v. t.]
     1. To gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring
        together; to obtain by gathering.
  
              A band of men Collected choicely from each country.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              'Tis memory alone that enriches the mind, by
              preserving what our labor and industry daily
              collect.                              --Watts.
  
     2. To demand and obtain payment of, as an account, or other
        indebtedness; as, to collect taxes.
  
     3. To infer from observed facts; to conclude from premises.
        [Archaic.] --Shak.
  
              Which sequence, I conceive, is very ill collected.
                                                    --Locke.
  
     To collect one's self, to recover from surprise,
        embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.
  
     Syn: To gather; assemble; congregate; muster; accumulate;
          garner; aggregate; amass; infer; deduce.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Collect \Col*lect"\, v. i.
     1. To assemble together; as, the people collected in a crowd;
        to accumulate; as, snow collects in banks.
  
     2. To infer; to conclude. [Archaic]
  
              Whence some collect that the former word imports a
              plurality of persons.                 --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Collect \Col"lect\, n. [LL. collecta, fr. L. collecta a
     collection in money; an assemblage, fr. collerige: cf. F.
     collecte. See Collect, v. t.]
     A short, comprehensive prayer, adapted to a particular day,
     occasion, or condition, and forming part of a liturgy.
  
           The noble poem on the massacres of Piedmont is strictly
           a collect in verse.                      --Macaulay.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  collect
       adj : payment due by the recipient on delivery; "a collect call";
             "the letter came collect"; "a COD parcel" [syn: cod]
       n : a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church
           of Rome or the Church of England
       adv : make a telephone call or mail a package so that the
             recipient pays; "call collect"; "send a package
             collect"
       v 1: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the
            man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a
            lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small
            fortune" [syn: roll up, accumulate, pile up, amass,
             compile, hoard]
       2: call for and obtain payment of; "we collected over a million
          dollars in outstanding debts"; "he collected the rent"
          [syn: take in]
       3: assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your
          thoughts together" [syn: gather, garner, pull
          together] [ant: spread]
       4: get or bring together; "accumulate evidence" [syn: pull in]
       5: gather or collect; "You can get the results on Monday"; "She
          picked up the children at the day care center"; "They pick
          up our trash twice a week" [syn: pick up, gather up, call
          for]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  collect
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 μαζεύω, συγκεντρώνω
     2 συλλέγω
     3 εισπράττω
     4 (ετικ μτβ βρετ σημ Αγγλικά) περνάω να παίρνω κάποιον, πάω κάπου και
  παίρνω κάποιον που με περιμένει
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 μαζεύω, συγκεντρώνω
     2 συλλέγω
     3 εισπράττω
     4 (ετικ μτβ βρετ σημ Αγγλικά) περνάω να παίρνω κάποιον, πάω κάπου και
  παίρνω κάποιον που με περιμένει

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  collect
     a.
     To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
     adv.
     With payment due from the recipient.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To gather together; amass.
     2 (lb en transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone.
     3 (lb en transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related
  objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
     4 (lb en transitive now rare) To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer.
  (Compare (m en gather), (m en get).)
     n.
     (lb en Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the
  epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book
  of Common Prayer.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  collect
     a.
     To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
     adv.
     With payment due from the recipient.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To gather together; amass.
     2 (lb en transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone.
     3 (lb en transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related
  objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
     4 (lb en transitive now rare) To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer.
  (Compare (m en gather), (m en get).)
     n.
     (lb en Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the
  epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book
  of Common Prayer.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  collect
     a.
     To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
     adv.
     With payment due from the recipient.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To gather together; amass.
     2 (lb en transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone.
     3 (lb en transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related
  objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
     4 (lb en transitive now rare) To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer.
  (Compare (m en gather), (m en get).)
     n.
     (lb en Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the
  epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book
  of Common Prayer.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  collect
     a.
     To be paid for by the recipient, as a telephone call or a shipment.
     adv.
     With payment due from the recipient.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To gather together; amass.
     2 (lb en transitive) To get; particularly, get from someone.
     3 (lb en transitive) To accumulate (a number of similar or related
  objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
     4 (lb en transitive now rare) To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer.
  (Compare (m en gather), (m en get).)
     n.
     (lb en Christianity) The prayer said before the reading of the
  epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book
  of Common Prayer.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  collect
     Englanti n.
     (''kirkko'') kollehta ''rukous''
     Englanti vb.
     1 kerätä, koota
     2 kerääntyä, kokoontua
     3 keräillä
     4 noutaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  collect
     Engelska vb.
     samla

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  collect /kəlˈɛkt/
  bymekaarbring, uithaal, versamel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Collect /kəlˈɛkt/
  تجمّع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  collect //kəˈlɛkt// 
  1. колекционирам
  to accumulate items for a hobby
  2. натрупвам, събера́, съби́рам
  to gather together
  3. инкасирам
  to get from someone