to collect
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2.1
- verb
- /kəˈlɛkt/
:
coleccionar
- As a hobby, she loves to collect antique coins from different countries.
- collect things
- collect objects
- collect art
Like I want to collect and flip cards.
- Like I want to collect and flip cards.
- But I did, I always like to, you know, collect army field manuals.
- But he would buy he, he collected rare birds.
- But we might think about other things that we collect and want to show off.
- So everyone is trying to collect points for the wrong actions.
- The US is very much into collecting cards.
- And he said no, I collect wine and that was it.
- One of the things that he collects are these Dead Sea Scrolls fragments.
- And then also it becomes this thing that Brandon collects or like, wild.
Examples
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Boltz seemed disgusted as he began to collect the paperwork scattered under and around the table.
Fiction book (1990) -
So he has had to adapt and start collecting things in a positive way.
Academic text (1999) -
But we might think about other things that we collect and want to show off.
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You know, I collect other things too, not just books.
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So it's kind of cool to try to collect knowledge.
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The US is very much into collecting cards.
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Some people collect toys, some people collect shoes.
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Yeah, so my aunt, she collects holiday Barbies.
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The walls of his room are covered with road signs he's collected: "Bridge Out!", "Detour!"
Fiction book (1991) -
Only in the past decade did her leisurely art collecting become systematic and purposeful.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.0
Bring people, things, or information together in one place
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3.4
To gather more and more of something over time
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6.0
To collect or get something after effort
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4.8
To collect a lot of something over time
12
3.6
To gather information or things from different places
Antonyms
Idioms
To take time to put your ideas in order and calm down before you speak
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Etymology
The verb collect comes from Latin com- 'together' and legere 'to gather', the same root you see in the word select (to pick out). So when you collect coins or stamps you are slowly 'gathering' many items together.