collect

Meanings

• Verb

  Gather or bring together (things or people)

  - "The children collect eggs in baskets."
  - "Let's collect donations for the charity."
  - "The archaeologists collected artifacts from the site."

• Verb

  Assemble or accumulate (knowledge, experiences, or skills)

  - "I collect stamps as a hobby."
  - "He collects anecdotes about his travels."
  - "She collects wisdom from her elders."

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Pronunciation

1. /kəˈlɛkt/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2453904"

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Synonyms

amound , gather , bump into , plough into , run into , group , mass , merge , aggregate , gather up , receive , secure , assume , construe , amound , gather , bump into , plough into , run into , group , mass , merge , aggregate , gather up , receive , secure , assume , construe

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with collect
recollect , connect , reflect

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Variants

List of all variants of collect that leads to same result
collect , collects , collected , collecting , collect up , collected up , collecting up , collects up , re-collect , re-collected , re-collecting , re-collects

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Forms

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collects, collected, collecting

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Etymology

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Old French 'collecte' from 'collecter' meaning 'to gather'

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Trivia

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1. The term 'collectible' refers to items that have value and are worth collecting.

2. The word 'collect' is derived from the Old French 'collecte,' which means 'to gather'.

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Related Concepts

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1. Gathering: The process of bringing things or people together in one place.

2. Compilation: A collection of items, often published together.

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Culture

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Collect has been used extensively in various forms of literature, art, and music. In literature, the word often represents the idea of gathering or accumulating knowledge, experiences, or skills. In art, it can refer to the process of assembling objects into a cohesive whole. In music, 'collect' can mean the gathering of musicians to perform together.

How to Memorize "collect"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a group of items coming together in a container or a group of people gathering in one place.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'collect' with the idea of bringing things together or accumulating.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym C-O-L-L-E-C-T: 'C' for 'Collect,' 'O' for 'Objects,' 'L' for 'Locate,' 'L' for 'Label,' 'E' for 'Evaluate,' 'C' for 'Compare,' and 'T' for 'Take.' This can help remember the various steps involved in the process of collecting.

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