collect

1
[ kuh-lekt ]
/ kəˈlɛkt /

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

adjective, adverb

requiring payment by the recipient: a collect telephone call; a telegram sent collect.

Origin of collect

1
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin collēctus (past participle of colligere to collect), equivalent to col- col-1 + leg- (stem of legere to gather) + -tus past participle suffix

synonym study for collect

1. See gather.

Definition for collect (2 of 2)

collect 2
[ kol-ekt ]
/ ˈkɒl ɛkt /

noun

any of certain brief prayers used in Western churches especially before the epistle in the communion service.

Origin of collect

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1150–1200; Middle English collecte < Medieval Latin, short for ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at collection (see collect1)

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British Dictionary definitions for collect (1 of 2)

collect 1
/ (kəˈlɛkt) /

verb

adverb, adjective

US (of telephone calls) on a reverse-charge basis

noun

Australian informal a winning bet

Word Origin for collect

C16: from Latin collēctus collected, from colligere to gather together, from com- together + legere to gather

British Dictionary definitions for collect (2 of 2)

collect 2
/ (ˈkɒlɛkt) /

noun

Christianity a short Church prayer generally preceding the lesson or epistle in Communion and other services

Word Origin for collect

C13: from Medieval Latin collecta (from the phrase ōrātiō ad collēctam prayer at the (people's) assembly), from Latin colligere to collect 1