American Dictionary
Definition collect in American English
collect
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
to get things and keep them together for a particular reason
A lot of families collect newspapers for recycling.
to get and keep objects because they are interesting or valuable
to get information
The statistics are collected purely for administrative purposes.
to get money from someone for a particular purpose
Someone came to collect the rent.
to collect money from different people, for example in order to buy a present or to help people who are suffering
to receive money officially, for example from the government or an insurance company
He's old enough to collect his retirement.
The victim collected $250,000 in compensation.
