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collect
What does collect mean?
collect (verb): to gather together; amass.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use collect in a sentence?
- The team uses special equipment to collect data on temperature, wind speed and rainfall. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does collect come from?
From Middle English collecten, a borrowing from Old French collecter, from Medieval Latin collectare (“to collect money”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to collect
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “collect” mean?
to gather together; amass
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to stroke with the tongue
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to strike with one's fist
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to disallow; to proscribe
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