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collect

UK
/kəˈlɛkt/
US
/kəˈlɛkt/

Translations

collectverb
collected
Past Simple
collected
Past Participle
collecting
Gerund
UK
/kəˈlɛkt/
US
/kəˈlɛkt/
se reprendrePour retrouver son calme ou sa maîtrise de soi.
She took a moment to collect herself before speaking.
Elle a pris un moment pour se reprendre avant de parler.
aller chercher
He went to collect his daughter from school.
Il est allé chercher sa fille à l'école.
The teacher collected the students at the entrance.
Le professeur a rassemblé les élèves à l'entrée.
percevoirS'emploie notamment pour des sommes, loyers ou taxes.
He collects rent from his tenants every month.
Il perçoit le loyer de ses locataires chaque mois.
collectionnerPour une activité de loisir ou de collection.
He collects rare coins as a hobby.
Il collectionne des pièces rares comme loisir.
Additional translations
se rassemblerSens intransitif : se réunir en un même lieu.
amasser
Synonyms
accumulate
aggregate
assemble
gather
convene
harvest
compile
amass
Antonyms
dissipate
scatter
disperse
collectnoun
collects
pl
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US
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oraisonTerme liturgique.
The priest recited the collect for the second Sunday of Advent.
Le prêtre a récité l'oraison du deuxième dimanche de l'Avent.
collectadjective
UK
/kəˈlekt/
US
/kəˈlɛkt/
Used attributively, chiefly before "call", meaning "with the charges to be paid by the recipient".
à frais virésTélécommunications ; plus naturel dans l'usage courant que l'emprunt technique.
We placed a collect call to our parents.
Nous avons passé un appel à frais virés à nos parents.
collectadverb
Used after a verb, especially with "call", meaning "with the charges to be paid by the recipient".
à frais virésTélécommunications.
He called collect from the train station.
Il a téléphoné à frais virés depuis la gare.

Definitions

collectverb
To gather together; to assemble.
She collects stamps from all over the world.
To receive or take in (money, payments, etc.).
He collects rent from his tenants every month.
To accumulate or gather as a hobby or for study.
He collects rare coins as a hobby.
To regain control or composure.
She took a moment to collect herself before speaking.
To call for and take away; to fetch.
He went to collect his daughter from school.
To assemble or gather together in one place (intransitive).
By evening, a crowd had collected outside the theater.
collectnoun
A short prayer, especially one assigned to a particular day or season, typically used in Christian liturgy.
The priest recited the collect for the second Sunday of Advent.
collectadjective
With payment to be made by the person receiving the call; reverse-charge.
We placed a collect call to our parents.
collectadverb
With the telephone charges billed to the person receiving the call.
He called collect from the train station.
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