English adjective: collect | |||
1. | collect payable by the recipient on delivery | ||
Samples | A collect call. The letter came collect. A COD parcel. | ||
Synonyms | cod | ||
Similar | due | ||
Antonyms | undue | ||
English noun: collect | |||
1. | collect (communication) a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England | ||
Broader (hypernym) | orison, petition, prayer | ||
English adverb: collect | |||
1. | collect make a telephone call or mail a package so that the recipient pays | ||
Samples | Call collect. Send a package collect. | ||
English verb: collect | |||
1. | collect (possession) get or gather together | ||
Samples | I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife. She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis. She rolled up a small fortune. | ||
Examples | The crowds collect in the streets | ||
Synonyms | accumulate, amass, compile, hoard, pile up, roll up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | hive away, lay in, put in, salt away, stack away, stash away, store | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bale, catch, chunk, collect, come up, corral, fund, fund, lump, pull in, run up, scrape, scrape up, scratch | ||
2. | collect (possession) call for and obtain payment of | ||
Samples | We collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts. He collected the rent. | ||
Synonyms | take in | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | take | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | farm, raise | ||
3. | collect (contact) assemble or get together | ||
Samples | Gather some stones. Pull your thoughts together. | ||
Synonyms | garner, gather, pull together | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bird-nest, birdnest, clam, club, come up, cull, glean, harvest, heap up, hive, marshal, mobilise, mobilize, muster, muster up, nest, nut, oyster, pearl, pick, pile up, pluck, rake, rally, reap, round up, salvage, scavenge, shock, snail, sponge, stack up, summon, summon | ||
Antonyms | spread, distribute | ||
4. | collect (contact) get or bring together | ||
Samples | Accumulate evidence. | ||
Synonyms | pull in | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accumulate, amass, collect, compile, hoard, pile up, roll up | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | archive, beat up, drum up, file away, rally | ||
5. | collect (possession) gather or collect | ||
Samples | You can get the results on Monday. She picked up the children at the day care center. They pick up our trash twice a week. | ||
Synonyms | call for, gather up, pick up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | acquire, get | ||