COLLECT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
   Hypernyms(s) collect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • prayer (what does prayer mean?)
   • petition (what does petition mean?)
   • orison (what does orison mean?)

COLLECT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • assemble or get together
   Synonym(s)
   • garner (what does garner mean?)
   • gather (what does gather mean?)
   • pull together (what does pull together mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • gather some stones
   • pull your thoughts together
   Antonym(s)
   • spread (what does spread mean?)
   • distribute (what does distribute mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • mobilize (what does mobilize mean?)
   • mobilise (what does mobilise mean?)
   • marshal (what does marshal mean?)
   • summon (what does summon mean?)
   • rake (what does rake mean?)
   • reap (what does reap mean?)
   • harvest (what does harvest mean?)
   • glean (what does glean mean?)
   • hive (what does hive mean?)
   • salvage (what does salvage mean?)
   • scavenge (what does scavenge mean?)
   • muster (what does muster mean?)
   • rally (what does rally mean?)
   • summon (what does summon mean?)
   • come up (what does come up mean?)
   • muster up (what does muster up mean?)
   • round up (what does round up mean?)
   • pick (what does pick mean?)
   • pluck (what does pluck mean?)
   • cull (what does cull mean?)
   • nut (what does nut mean?)
   • snail (what does snail mean?)
   • birdnest (what does birdnest mean?)
   • bird-nest (what does bird-nest mean?)
   • nest (what does nest mean?)
   • oyster (what does oyster mean?)
   • sponge (what does sponge mean?)
   • pearl (what does pearl mean?)
   • clam (what does clam mean?)
   • shock (what does shock mean?)
   • pile up (what does pile up mean?)
   • heap up (what does heap up mean?)
   • stack up (what does stack up mean?)
   See Also
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   • lift up (what does lift up mean?)
   • gather up (what does gather up mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • collection (what does collection mean?)
   • collecting (what does collecting mean?)
   • assembling (what does assembling mean?)
   • aggregation (what does aggregation mean?)
   • collection (what does collection mean?)
   • collecting (what does collecting mean?)
   • assembling (what does assembling mean?)
   • aggregation (what does aggregation mean?)
   • gather (what does gather mean?)
   • gathering (what does gathering mean?)
2. Meaning
   • get or bring together
   Synonym(s)
   • pull in (what does pull in mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • accumulate evidence
   Hypernyms(s) collect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • roll up (what does roll up mean?)
   • collect (what does collect mean?)
   • accumulate (what does accumulate mean?)
   • pile up (what does pile up mean?)
   • amass (what does amass mean?)
   • compile (what does compile mean?)
   • hoard (what does hoard mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • archive (what does archive mean?)
   • file away (what does file away mean?)
   • beat up (what does beat up mean?)
   • drum up (what does drum up mean?)
   • rally (what does rally mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • collection (what does collection mean?)
   • collecting (what does collecting mean?)
   • assembling (what does assembling mean?)
   • aggregation (what does aggregation mean?)
   • collection (what does collection mean?)
   • collecting (what does collecting mean?)
   • assembling (what does assembling mean?)
   • aggregation (what does aggregation mean?)
3. Meaning
   • call for and obtain payment of
   Synonym(s)
   • take in (what does take in mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts
   • he collected the rent
   Hypernyms(s) collect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • take (what does take mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • farm (what does farm mean?)
   • raise (what does raise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • collector (what does collector mean?)
   • gatherer (what does gatherer mean?)
   • accumulator (what does accumulator mean?)
4. Meaning
   • get or gather together
   Synonym(s)
   • accumulate (what does accumulate mean?)
   • amass (what does amass mean?)
   • compile (what does compile mean?)
   • hoard (what does hoard mean?)
   • pile up (what does pile up mean?)
   • roll up (what does roll up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) collect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • store (what does store mean?)
   • hive away (what does hive away mean?)
   • lay in (what does lay in mean?)
   • put in (what does put in mean?)
   • salt away (what does salt away mean?)
   • stack away (what does stack away mean?)
   • stash away (what does stash away mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • run up (what does run up mean?)
   • corral (what does corral mean?)
   • collect (what does collect mean?)
   • pull in (what does pull in mean?)
   • scrape (what does scrape mean?)
   • scrape up (what does scrape up mean?)
   • come up (what does come up mean?)
   • lump (what does lump mean?)
   • chunk (what does chunk mean?)
   • bale (what does bale mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • fund (what does fund mean?)
   • fund (what does fund mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • compilation (what does compilation mean?)
   • digest (what does digest mean?)
   • compilation (what does compilation mean?)
   • compiling (what does compiling mean?)
   • collection (what does collection mean?)
   • aggregation (what does aggregation mean?)
   • accumulation (what does accumulation mean?)
   • assemblage (what does assemblage mean?)
   • accumulation (what does accumulation mean?)
   • accrual (what does accrual mean?)
   • accruement (what does accruement mean?)
   • collection (what does collection mean?)
   • collecting (what does collecting mean?)
   • assembling (what does assembling mean?)
   • aggregation (what does aggregation mean?)
   • collection (what does collection mean?)
   • collecting (what does collecting mean?)
   • assembling (what does assembling mean?)
   • aggregation (what does aggregation mean?)
5. Meaning
   • gather or collect
   Synonym(s)
   • call for (what does call for mean?)
   • gather up (what does gather up mean?)
   • pick up (what does pick up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) collect is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • get (what does get mean?)
   • acquire (what does acquire mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pickup (what does pickup mean?)

COLLECT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • payment due by the recipient on delivery
   Synonym(s)
   • cod (what does cod mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a collect call
   • the letter came collect
   • a COD parcel
   Similar To
   • due (what does due mean?)
   • owed (what does owed mean?)

COLLECT as ADVERB

1. Meaning
   • make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays
   Usage Example(s)
   • call collect
   • send a package collect