collect
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[ 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
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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
SYNONYMS FOR collect
synonym study for collect
1. See
gather.
Words nearby collect
Definition for collect (2 of 2)
collect
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[ 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)
Example sentences from the Web for collect
British Dictionary definitions for collect (1 of 2)
collect
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/ (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
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/ (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
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